Tag: Omar El Akkad

  • Writers of African descent on US’Aspen Words Literary Prize 2022 longlist.

    Writers of African descent on US’Aspen Words Literary Prize 2022 longlist.

    There are six writers of African descent on the longlists for the Aspen Words Literary Prize 2022 announced on November 10, 2021. They are Omar El Akkad, Myriam J.A. Chancy, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Jason Mott, and Dawnie Walton. The Aspen Words Literary Prize is an annual award for an influential work of fiction…

  • Omar El Akkad wins Canada’s Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021

    Omar El Akkad wins Canada’s Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021

    Omar El Akkad’s What Strange Paradise was declared the winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 in Toronto, Canada on Monday, November 8, 2021. The Scotiabank Giller Prize, founded by Jack Rabinovitch in 1994, awards $100,000 annually to the author of the best Canadian novel, graphic novel or short story collection published in English. The…

  • Omar El Akkad, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia on Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 shortlist.

    Omar El Akkad, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia on Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 shortlist.

    Omar El Akkad and Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia are on the shortlist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 announced on October 5, 2021. The Giller Prize, founded by Jack Rabinovitch in 1994, highlights the very best in Canadian fiction annually. In 2005, the prize teamed up with Scotiabank who increased the winnings 4-fold. The Scotiabank Giller Prize…

  • Three Africans on Dublin International Literary Award 2019 longlist.

    Three Africans on Dublin International Literary Award 2019 longlist.

    Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Zinzi Clemmons, and Omar El Akkad are the three Africans on the Dublin International Literary Award 2019 longlist announced on November 19, 2018. 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 is sponsored…