by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Jan 28, 2024 | Gist Corner
The Dylan Thomas Prize is back this year again and two sterling African writers have made its longlist: Ayòbámi Adébáyò for A Spell of Good Things; and Caleb Azumah Nelson for Small Worlds. Ayòbámi Adébáyò was previously longlisted in 2018 for her debut Stay With Me...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Jan 28, 2024 | Gist Corner
Top: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Sharon Dodua Otoo Bottom:Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Mia Couto, Chidi Ebere Novels by five African authors are among the 70 books nominated by libraries around the world for the 2023 Dublin Literary Award. They are: Chidi Ebere for Now I Am...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Nov 13, 2023 | Gist Corner
The Museum of the African Diaspora has unveiled the shortlist of their literary prize for this year. The shortlist showcases an array of brilliant voices: -Meron Hadero, A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times: Stories (Restless Books 2022) -Arinze Ifeakandu,...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Nov 2, 2023 | Gist Corner
The longlist for 2023 Sevhage Literary Prizes has been announced and it is a cast with eclectic wonders. The organizers describe it as “..a testament to the resplendent literary future of our continent.” The longlist across all categories include: E.E. SULE/SEVHAGE...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Oct 28, 2023 | Gist Corner
Eligible writers are invited to apply to the second edition of the Idembeka Creative Writing Workshop. There are no entry fees and attendance is free. The workshop will be held virtually from the 9th to the 13th of January 2024. Eligibility Criteria Only writers with...
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