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 publisher of academic books on Africa – dedicated to distributing books about Africa in Africa.
The prize, which comes with a cash prize of £1000, is awarded to the best-unpublished work of fiction written in English by any writer, set in Africa or on Africans in Africa or in Diaspora.
Jury members include Canada-based Nigerian publisher, Bibi Ukonu; Dr. Pinkie Megkwe (Botswana), Barbara Adair (South Africa), Kennedy Ekezie-Joseph (Nigeria), Arun Jay (India), and Miko Yamanouchi (Japan).
Here are the shortlisted writers:
- And Then He Sang A Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu
- The Rage of Lambs by Solomon Kobina Aremu
- The Masses on Ashes by Okwudiri Job
- Bones and Runes by Stephen Embleton
- A Reign of Terror by Ntando Gerald
The winner will be announced in a prize ceremony scheduled to be held in the UK on September 3.
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