by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Feb 3, 2021 | Gist Corner
Apply for the 2021 SprinNG Writing Fellowship. The fellowship provides writers with an intensive “6 weeks online mentorship program for developing writers with great potential and willingness to learn” Who is eligible for this fellowship? The...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jan 28, 2021 | Gist Corner
Good news for fans of Bolu Babalola, author of story collection Love in Colour. UK,...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jan 28, 2021 | Gist Corner
Nigerian writer, Tochi Onyebuchi, has emerged as one of the winners of this year’s the American Library Association’s Alex Award for his novel, Riot Baby. Tochi was awarded alongside other winners at the 2021 American Library Association Youth...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jan 26, 2021 | Gist Corner
The National Book Critics Circle has released the finalists for the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Awards. The awards are given annually, and are divided into six categories: autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We at Afreecan Read...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jan 26, 2021 | Gist Corner
2020 AKO Caine Prize finalist, Rémy Ngamije, has announced the launch of a new organization called Doek. This organization is to help discover “Namibia’s literary voice and its place in continental and global literature.” In February...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jan 26, 2021 | Gist Corner
Riverhead Books is inviting Black media, bookstagrammers, librarians, and bookstore staff who are interested in reading Akwaeke Emezi’s memoir, Dear Senthuran, to reach out to them through a direct message on Instagram. Dear...
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