by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Dec 27, 2022 | Gist Corner
Chukwuebuka IbehSource: Facebook. Vikings UK recently acquired 22 year old Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s Debut in an exclusive submission. It will be published in spring 2024. On Twitter, Ibeh reacts: I have a novel out from @VikingBooksUK in 2024. It’s my hidden,...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Apr 26, 2022 | Gist Corner
We are pleased to announce that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Pemi Aguda are among the winners of the 2022 O. Henry Prize. This year’s series is guest-edited by the Booker-nominated author, Valeria Luiselli, and, for the first time, includes lots of stories...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Apr 26, 2022 | Gist Corner
Six African Writers have been shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Five of the writers are on the Africa shortlist, while the sixth writer is a Kenyan-British author Farah Ahmed(shortlisted on the Europe/Canada list). As usual, the shortlist...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Apr 26, 2022 | Gist Corner
Côte d’Ivoire writer, Véronique Tadjo, has won the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes (Fiction Category) for her novel In the Company of Men. The award ceremony was held at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. The judges described Tadjo’s novel as one that is...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Dec 2, 2021 | Gist Corner
The Shallow Tales Review, Nigerian-based electronic literary magazine dedicated to curating new, marginalised, and established voices from Africa, has released its 36th issue. This edition, themed “HOME,” was released on the 30th of November, 2021. This issue features...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Nov 18, 2021 | Gist Corner
Nigerian writer Tochi Onyebuchi is one of the winners of the World Fantasy Awards. Given annually for the best fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year, the awards are overseen by the World Fantasy Convention. The awards are given in several...
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