Tag: Sillerman First Book Prize
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Jedidiah Mugarura wins Sillerman First Book Prize 2025
Jedidiah Mugarura’s poetry manuscript Nyamuteza was declared the Sillerman First Book Prize 2025 winner on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry, named after benefactors Laura and Robert F. X. Sillerman, is awarded annually to an African who has not yet published a full collection of poetry. Some of the…
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Sillerman First Book Prize 2016 open for writers
The Sillerman First Book Prize has started to become one of the best prizes for African poets to show their chops in world poetry. Past winners of the prize include 2014 winner Ladan Osman and 2013 winner Clifton Gachagua, whose collection Madman at Kilifi was released as part of this year’s African Poetry Book series.For…