by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Aug 4, 2021 | Gist Corner
Now in its eight year, the Sillerman First Book Prize is administered by the African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) and endowed by the philanthropists Laura and Robert FX Sillerman. The prize comes with a cash award of $1,000 to the finest first full-length poetry...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Aug 4, 2021 | Gist Corner
Eloghosa Osunde recently shared on her Instagram handle the stunning cover design of her debut novel, Vagabonds! The cover was designed by Khari Turner whom Osunde. Here is the synopsis of the novel: “In the bustling streets and cloistered homes of Lagos, a cast of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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