Tag: Theresa Lola
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Theresa Lola wins Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2025
Theresa Lola’s poetry collection was declared the winner of the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2025 on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry is awarded by Arrowsmith Press, in conjunction with Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and The Walcott Festival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. It is awarded to a full-length book of poems by…
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Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2025 finalists announced
The Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2025 finalists were announced on Monday, July 28, 2025. Here are the writers of African descent among them. The Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry is awarded by Arrowsmith Press, in conjunction with Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and The Walcott Festival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. It is awarded to a full-length book…
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Book Digest: TL Huchu, Callie Browning, Theresa Lola, Mubanga Kalimamukwento
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from TL Huchu, Callie Browning, Theresa Lola, and Mubanga Kalimamukwento. The Legend of Arniston House by TL Huchu Publisher: Tor BooksDate: November 12, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Pan Macmillan, Amazon TL Huchu T. L. Huchu has been published previously (as Tendai Huchu) in the adult…
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Momtaza Mehri, Theresa Lola, Hiwot Adilow are Brunel African Poetry Prize 2018 winners.
Momtaza Mehri, Theresa Lola, and Hiwot Adilow are the joint Brunel African Poetry Prize 2018 winners. The three share the 3,000 UK pounds prize money. The Brunel African Poetry Prize was founded in 2012 by British-Nigerian writer, Bernardine Evaristo, Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University London to revitalise African poetry, which at that time…
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Eight poets make Brunel African Poetry Prize 2018 shortlist
The Brunel African Poetry Prize 2018 shortlist was announced on March 12, 2018 with eight poets making the cut from the hundreds submitted. The Brunel African Poetry Prize was founded in 2012 by British-Nigerian writer, Bernardine Evaristo, Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University London to revitalise African poetry, which at that time was almost…
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Lagos International Poetry Festival 2017 for November #lipfest2017
The Lagos International Poetry Festival 2017 is set to happen from November 1-5, 2017. The festival theme is “Bridges from Walls.” In 2015, a team of Lagosians led by founder Efe Paul Azino hosted the Lagos International Poetry Festival at Freedom Park the home of the arts in commercial hub of the West African country.…