Tag: The Fishermen
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Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 longlist announced
The longlist for the Etisalat Prize for Literature for 2015 was announced today. The prize launched in June 2013 as the first pan-African prize pen solely to debut fiction writers of African citizenship has quickly established itself as one of the most prestigious literary prizes for African fiction. Previous winners of the prize include Noviolet…
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Chigozie Obioma makes Guardian first book award 2015 shortlist
What a year to be Chigozie Obioma. His debut novel The Fishermen has been causing serious waves in the literary award scene in recent weeks with a longlist on the Man Booker Prize at the end of July. This was followed a few days later with him making the shortlist of the FT/Oppenheimer Fund Emerging…
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FT/Oppenheimer Fund Emerging Voices shortlists announced
A few weeks ago I talked about this amazing new opportunity for African creatives from the Oppenheimer fund supported by Financial Times. Oppenheimer is a conglomerate that made their millions in the diamond times while the Financial Times is a leading media voice from Europe. The Emerging Voices awards are aimed at various creative disciplines…
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Nigeria’s Chigozie Obioma makes Man Booker Prize 2015
The judges of the Man Booker Prize 2015, one of the richest in the world at US$50,000, have announced those who are in the running. We have one of our own that list of thirteen; Nigerian Chigozie Obioma is in the running for his debut novel The Fishermen which was published by ONE, Pushkin Press.…
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FT / OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award 2015 long list out
In February I blogged about these FT / OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Awards where writers, filmmakers, and visual artists would be eligible for cash prizes up to US$40,000 and more goodies. The organisers of the awards covering more than 100 emerging market nations announced their long lists. The fiction lists have some of our favourite writers…
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FT/Oppenheimer Fund Emerging Voices shortlists announced
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