by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jul 7, 2021 | Gist Corner
Five writers have been shortlisted for the 2021 James Currey Prize for Literature. The James Currey Prize for African Literature was by Nigerian writer, filmmaker and publisher of Hattus Books, Onyeka Nwelue. The prize is in honour of James Currey, the leading...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jul 1, 2021 | Gist Corner
Now in its fourth year, the Chautauqua Janus Prize is administered by New York-based Chautauqua Institution and annually “celebrates one emerging writer’s single work of short fiction or nonfiction for daring formal and aesthetic innovations that upset and reorder...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jul 1, 2021 | Gist Corner
South African literary giant, Bhekizizwe Peterson, has passed away at the age of 60. Bhekizizwe was born in 1961. He obtained a Bachelor degrees in Drama and African Studies (1982), and also in African Literature (1985) from the University of Cape Town and the...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jul 1, 2021 | Gist Corner
The Huza Press/Goethe Institut Kigali Writing Residency has released the shortlist for its residency. The four week residency is to support writers as they complete or make significant advances with a work-in-progress novel manuscript. With this initiative, they...
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