Tag: Nozizwe Cynthia Jele
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Nozizwe Cynthia Jele’s “The Ones With Purpose” for One Read in August 2021
Nozizwe Cynthia Jele’s sophomore novel The Ones With Purpose was announced as the One Read Africa offering for August 2021 on August 3, 2021. One Read is a mobile application, brought to you by Nigeria’s Sterling Bank and Ouida Books, aimed at promoting writers, publishers and other players in the African book industry to create…
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Nozizwe Cynthia Jele at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 1
Nozizwe Cynthia Jele kicked off day four of Afrolit Sans Frontières on Instagram Live from Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières is an initiative from writers of African origin curated by Zukiswa Wanner. Sixteen writers from 10 African countries are sharing their work from 15 different cities in English, French,…
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Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival kicks off on March 23.
The Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival, an initiative of writers of African origin curated by Zukiswa Wanner, kicks off on the Internet from March 23 – 30, 2020. In the last few weeks, the world has become unrecognisable as the Corona Virus pandemic reaches across the planet. Activity has ground to a halt in…
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The African novelists on the Dublin International Literary Award 2020 longlist
There are eleven novelists from across Africa on Dublin International Literary Award 2020 longlist announced on Monday, November 11, 2019. The Dublin International Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English to promote excellence in world literature. The prize worth €100,000, sponsored by the Dublin City Council, Ireland,…
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Nozizwe Cynthia Jele is Mbokodo Awards 2018 winner.
Nozizwe Cynthia Jele is a Mbokodo Awards 2018 winner. The South African novelist won in the literature category of the Southern African prize celebrating women in the arts. The Mbokodo Awards was founded to recognise South African women who had shown leadership, fostered growth and made efforts to strengthen the arts. The awards are chosen…
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Cynthia Jele short story to kick off Long Story Short Project
There are so many events in and around the African Literature sphere in the very recent. One of the ones which I have been tracking and that interests me very much is the Long Story Short project which is the brainchild of Yewande Omotoso. Omotoso for the uninformed most recently was announced as one of…