Tag: The Old Drift
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Namwali Serpell’s “The Old Drift” wins Arthur C. Clarke Award 2020.
Namwali Serpell‘s The Old Drift was announced the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2020 on September 23, 2020. The annual Arthur C. Clarke Award, founded in 1987, is given for the best science fiction novel first published in the UK during the previous year. Some previous winners of the award, established with a…
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Namwali Serpell’s “The Old Drift” on Arthur C. Clarke Award 2020 shortlist.
Namwali Serpell‘s The Old Drift is on the shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2020 announced on June 18, 2020. The annual Arthur C. Clarke Award is given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year founded in 1987. The award judges are a voluntary body…
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Namwali Serpell, Tope Folarin on US’s Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 2019 longlist.
Namwali Serpell’s The Old Drift and Tope Folarin’s A Particular Kind of Black Man are on the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 2019 longlist announced on July 24, 2019. The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize is an annual award presented by The Center for Fiction, a non-profit organization in New York, USA. It…
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Namwali Serpell’s tour of “The Old Drift” in Lusaka, Zambia.
Namwali Serpell did a series of events to promote her debut novel The Old Drift in Lusaka, Zambia from June 12-15, 2019. Namwali Serpell’s debut novel The Old Drift, published by Penguin Random House, made its appearance on the African literary scene on March 26, 2019. The book has been getting rave reviews from everyone…
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Namwali Serpell’s “The Old Drift” to make March debut.
Namwali Serpell’s debut novel The Old Drift, published by Penguin Random House, will be available for your reading pleasure on March 26, 2019. Namwali Serpell first emerged to many followers of African writing when she was listed among the Africa 39; writers under forty likely to make an impact on our industry in the future.…