Tag: Zinzi Clemmons
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Three Africans on Dublin International Literary Award 2019 longlist.
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Zinzi Clemmons, and Omar El Akkad are the three Africans on the Dublin International Literary Award 2019 longlist announced on November 19, 2018. The Dublin International Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English to promote excellence in world literature. The prize worth €100,000 is sponsored…
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Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2018 nominees announced.
The Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2018 nominees have been announced and feature writers and poets with African roots. They include Lesley Nneka Arimah, Peter Kimani, Alain Mabanckou, Zinzi Clemmons, Yewande Omotoso, and Kwame Dawes. The Hurston/Wright Foundation is named for US African American literary geniuses Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright. The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award…
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Ama Ata Aidoo for Ake Arts and Book Festival 2017
The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2017 will take place at the Arts and Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta on November 14-18, 2017. This year’s theme is “This F-Word” and conversations will focus largely on creative women doing amazing things both on the African continent and beyond. Time really flies when you are having fun. It…