Tag: Sami Tchak
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Festival International de Littérature de Dakar 2024 winners announced.
Sami Tchak and Mamadou Samb won in their categories at Festival International de Littérature de Dakar 2023 in Dakar, Senegal on Saturday, June 1, 2024. The first edition of Festival International de Littérature de Dakar (Filid) (English: Dakar International Literary Festival) was hosted in Dakar, Senegal in 2022. It was attended by writers, literary critics,…
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Prix Ethiophile 2024 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for Prix Ethiophile 2024 were announced in Paris, France on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Prix Ethiophile is an annual literary prize founded in 2015 that rewards French-speaking, African, or Caribbean texts. The prize worth €1,000 alternates between the novel, poetry, theatre, and essay genres. Previous winners of the award have been Valérie Cadignan,…
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Prix Ivoire for African Literature 2022 finalists announced
The finalists for Prix Ivoire for African Literature in French, the leading literary prize from Cote D’Ivoire, were announced on August 13, 2022. The Prix Ivoire is an award created by Akwaba Culture, an Ivorian law association in 2008. Open to writers from Africa and its Diasporas, the winner gets a two million CFA francs…
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A snapshot of Cameroon’s Lire à Douala 2022
Lire à Douala 2022 was hosted in the Cameroonian city of Douala from April 3-7, 2022. The festival theme was “Knowledge and Heritage”. “Lire à Douala” (English: reading in Doula) is an association whose objective is to promote reading, written expression, and the development of literary culture, in particular for young people in Douala, Cameroon.…