by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Mar 24, 2021 | Gist Corner
The Nyabola Prize for Science Fiction is open for writers between the ages of 18 and 35, and who writes science and speculative fiction in Swahili. The prize is an initiative of the Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize, and is named after the writer and political analyst,...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Mar 24, 2021 | Gist Corner
Salma El-Wardany’s debut novel is coming out in 2022. The novel is titled, The Way We Were. It was acquired by Trapeze Books in the UK in a six-figure deal. The novel will also be published by US publisher, Grand Central. Here is a synopsis :“[the novel] chart[s] the...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Mar 23, 2021 | Gist Corner
The Heroe Book Fair is currently ongoing in Mombasa, Kenya, and online from March 22-26, 2021. The festival theme is on “Belonging.” According to the organizers, conversations during the event will be centered on Race, Identity and EthnicityHeroe Book Fair is founded...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Mar 23, 2021 | Gist Corner
The British Book Awards or Nibbies are awarded to writers in the following categories: audiobooks, children’s fiction, Children’s Illustrated & Non-Fiction, Fiction, Fiction: Crime and Thriller, Fiction: Debut, Non-fiction: Lifestyle, Non-fiction: Narrative, and...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Mar 22, 2021 | Gist Corner
Nigerian author, Chika Unigwe, has a new novel coming out in 2022. The novel is titled, Leaving Meshach. The novel, according to an interview with The Punch, will be published by Dzanc Books in the United States in the fall of 2022. This is Chika’s eight book. The...
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