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Meron Hadero Wins the 2021 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing

by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jul 27, 2021 | Gist Corner

The Ethiopian American writer Meron Hadero has been announced as the winner of the 2021 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story “The Street Sweep.” Hadero’s story was published in ZYZZYVA (2018). Hadero is the first Ethiopian writer to have won the...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Deliver the University of Cape Town’s Vice Chancellor’s Open Lecture

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Deliver the University of Cape Town’s Vice Chancellor’s Open Lecture

by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jul 27, 2021 | Gist Corner

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will deliver the University of Cape Town’s Vice Chancellor’s Open Lecture on July 28, 2021. The Vice Chancellor and chair of the occasion, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, wrote: “We are excited to have Adichie as the next speaker...
Warsan Shire’s Full-Length Poetry Collection Out in 2022

Warsan Shire’s Full-Length Poetry Collection Out in 2022

by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jul 27, 2021 | Gist Corner

Warsan Shire’s debut full-length poetry collection Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head will be published in 2022, in the U.S. by Random House and in the U.K. by Chatto & Windus. British press flipped eye will release a special limited edition. The...
Adorah Nworah’s House Woman Will Be Released in 2023

Adorah Nworah’s House Woman Will Be Released in 2023

by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jul 27, 2021 | Gist Corner

The UK & Commonwealth Rights (excluding Canada) for Adorah Nworah’s novel House Woman has been acquired by Ore Agbaje-Williams, Editor at The Borough Press. House Woman will be published in the UK in spring 2023, and in the US by Unnamed Press in autumn 2022. The...
Seven Paying Writing Opportunities for Writers and Poets

Seven Paying Writing Opportunities for Writers and Poets

by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jul 22, 2021 | Gist Corner

Along House is currently seeking for its first issue, Origin. They are interested in critical discourse, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, philosophy, memoirs, conversations, photography, collages, illustrations, sound and soundscapes, film and works that connect a long...
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