by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Apr 26, 2021 | Gist Corner
The Los Angeles Times has announced the winners of this year’s Los Angeles Book Prize. The winners were revealed at a virtual event hosted by Times Book Editor, Boris Kachka. Winners were awarded in twelve different categories which...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Apr 20, 2021 | Gist Corner
Caleb Azumah Nelson’s Open Water and J.A. Mensah’s Castles from Cobwebs are on the 2021 Desmond Elliott Prize longlist. One of the most prestigious awards for debut novelists in the UK, The Desmond Elliott Prize awards £10,000 to an author to help in shaping their...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Apr 20, 2021 | Gist Corner
Tochi Onyebuchi and Jordan Ifueko are finalists for the 2021 Hugo Awards. The finalists were announced on a video hosted by Malka Older and Sheree Renée Thomas. Organized by the World Science Fiction Society, the Hugo and Astounding Awards are awarded for the best...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Apr 20, 2021 | Gist Corner
The Jhalak Prize, launched in 2016, was created by writers Sunny Singh and Nikesh Shukla as well as Media Diversified. The prize is awarded annually to British or British-resident BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) writers. Previous winners of the award have...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Apr 20, 2021 | Gist Corner
The Nigerian-American writer, Tope Folarin and The Somali American poet, Ladan Osman have been announced among winners of the 36th Whiting Awards for fiction and poetry respectively. Founded since 1895, the Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten...
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