Tag: Nick Makoha

  • Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2017 shortlist announced

    Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2017 shortlist announced

    Ten poets have made the Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2017 shortlist announced today. The Brunel International African Poetry Prize launched in 2012 is a major annual poetry prize of £3000, aimed at the development, celebration and promotion of poetry from Africa. Now in its fifth year, the Prize is sponsored by Brunel University London…

  • Babishai Niwe Poetry Prize 2015 shortlist out

    Babishai Niwe Poetry Prize 2015 shortlist out

    We have a shortlist. After the longlist which had many many Africans, the judges led by Mildred Barya of the Babishai Niwe Poetry, Africa’s only indigenous one last time I checked, is out. The winner of the Babishai Poetry Award 2015 will be announced during the Babishai Poetry Festival scheduled for 26 to 28 August…

  • BN Poetry Award 2015 longlist unveiled

    BN Poetry Award 2015 longlist unveiled

    A few days ago I mentioned here that there is a poetry festival about to hit Kampala, Uganda in a few weeks. The festival, the Babishai Niwe Poetry Festival was started initially as the Babishai Niwe Poetry Award popularly known as the BN Poetry Award which is the only poetry prize on the African continent. Seriously,…