Tag: Safia Elhillo
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Book Digest: Safia Elhillo, Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi, Umar Abubakar Sidi
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Safia Elhillo, Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi, Umar Abubakar Sidi, and Kukogho Iruesiri Samson. Girls That Never Die by Safia Elhillo Publisher: Penguin Random HousePublication Date: July 12, 2022Genre: PoetryLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Click here Safia Elhillo Sudanese by…
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Sawti Poetry Prize seeks entries from Eastern African poets.
Sawti Poetry Prize, to be judged by Safia Elhillo, Marwa Babiker, and Zuhura Seng’enge, seeks entries from poets from Eastern Africa written in Arabic, Kiswahili, or English. Sawti, derived from the Arabic and Kiswahili for ‘my voice’, intends to connect East African artists to their counterparts in the diaspora through conversation and collaboration. The project…
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Berlin’s African Book Festival 2019 guest list unveiled.
The guest list for Berlin’s African Book Festival 2019 has been unveiled. The festival curated by writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga runs from April 4-7, 2019. In 2018, writers from across Africa and its diaspora converged on Berlin for the African Book Festival with Chris Abani as the headliner. The festival organised by InterKontinental and…
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Safia Elhillo’s poetry wins Arab American Book Award 2018.
Safia Elhillo is the poetry winner of the Arab American Book Award 2018 for her poetry collection The January Children. The Arab American Book Awards honour books written by and about Arab Americans. Winners and honorable mentions are presented annually in the categories of Adult Non-Fiction (The Evelyn Shakir Non-Fiction Award), Adult Fiction Poetry (The…
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Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2016 shortlist out
The Brunel University African Poetry Prize is a poetry prize of £3000 aimed at the development, celebration, and promotion of poetry from Africa. The prize is open to African poets worldwide and each poet has to submit 10 poems to be eligible. It is sponsored by Brunel University London and Commonwealth Writers. Previous winner of the…
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Joint winners of Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 announced
The winners of this years Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 with £3000 on offer were announced yesterday. The joint winners are Safia Elhillo and Nick Makoha, poets who judges thought exemplify the quality and diversity of emerging African poetry. Sudan’s Elhillo lives in New York and is currently pursuing an MFA in poetry at…
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Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 shortlistees announced
The Brunel University African Poetry Prize is an annual poetry prize aimed at the development, celebration, and promotion of poetry from Africa with prize money of £3000. Pretty good for poetry. The prize is sponsored by Brunel University a public research university located in London, UK, and Commonwealth Writers. The shortlist for the 2015 edition…