The Winner of the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is Nigerian-British writer Irenosen Okojie for her short story “Grace Jones.” The story appeared in Irenosen’s latest book Nudibranch, a collection published by Little Brown’s Dialogue Books in 2019. The AKO Caine Prize is an annual prize awarded for African creative writing. Irenosen emerges […]
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Catch Up on Books & Rhymes Podcast Interviews with 2020 AKO Caine Prize Shortlistees
Our favorite culture critic and podcaster, Sarah Ozo-Irabor, is back with Season 2 of Books & Rhymes: The Podcast! Books & Rhymes: The Podcast is all about amplifying African literature by pairing stories, characters, and literary themes with music. Expanding from the Instagram review platform of the same name, the podcast launched in 2019 and […]
Remy Ngamije Secures US Publishing Deal for Debut Novel The Eternal Audience of One
Namibian-Rwandan author Remy Ngamije has secured international publishing deal for his debut novel The Eternal Audience of One. The book, which was published in South Africa in 2019 by BlackBird Books, will be published in the US by Scout Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Ngamije’s short stories have appeared in “Litro Magazine, AFREADA, […]
Listen to Rémy Ngamije’s Playlists for the 2020 Ako Caine Prize Shortlisted Stories
Here is something to get us through the week: Ako Caine Prize shortlistee Rémy Ngamije’s four playlists, inspired by this year’s shortlisted stories. On May 19, the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing announced the five shortlisted writers for this year’s prize: Erica Sugo Anyadike, Chikodili Emelumadu, Jowhor Ile, Rémy Ngamije, and Irenosen Okojie. [Go […]
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