by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Sep 28, 2021 | Gist Corner
Eritrean-Ethiopian writer Sulaiman Addonia announced view Twitter that he has received the 2021 Golden Afro Artistic Awards. The awarded was founded in 2016 by Nel Tsopo Nziemi, the editor-in-chief of Brukmer. The awards aim at showcasing Afro-descendent and African...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Sep 28, 2021 | Gist Corner
Afritondo has announced the judges for the 2022 Afritondo Short Story Prize. The prize, which is themed “Spirituality,” will be judged by Pemi Aguda (Chair, Nigeria), Masande Ntshanga (South Africa), and Natasha Omokhodion-Banda (Zambia). Now in its third year,...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Sep 28, 2021 | Gist Corner
Tanzanian writer Euphrase Kezilahabi is one of the few writes that received a translation grant from PEN America. Kezilahabi’s novel, Rosa Mistika, was translated from Swahili to English by the American academic and translator, Jay Rubin. The PEN/Heim Translation...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Sep 28, 2021 | Gist Corner
The North Star Award is the Hurston/Wright Foundation’s highest honor, “celebrating an individual whose career exemplifies achievement and inspiration to others in the field of literature.” This year’s prize will be awarded to the award-winning author and feminist,...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Sep 20, 2021 | Gist Corner
Nigerian writer Ani Kayode Somtochukwu has emerged as the winner of the maiden edition of the James Currey Prize for African Literature. The award, which comes with a cash prize of £1,000, was founded by Onyeka Nwelue in honour the legacy of James Currey, who “brought...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Sep 20, 2021 | Gist Corner
Nigerian writer Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia has been longlisted for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her debut novel, The Son of the House. The longlist was announced by Elana Rabinovitch, Executive Director of the Scotiabank Giller Prize via the Scotiabank...
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