The Aspen Words Literary Prize is open for entry as of today. The $35,000 prize annually rewards an “influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture.” The prize is open to novels and short story collections from writers of any nationality, addressing […]
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Apply for the 2020 Morland Writing Scholarship | £27,000 for Nonfiction, £18,000 Fiction
The Miles Morland Foundation is currently accepting applications for the 2020 Morland African Writing Scholarships. The awards offer a fiction scholarship of £18,000 to two, three or four writers, paid over the course of twelve months, and a nonfiction scholarship of £27,000 to a single writer, paid over the course of eighteen months to enable […]
Sarah Ladipo Manyika on 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize Jury
The Aspen Words Literary Prize committee has announced the judges for the 2021 prize, and British-Nigerian writer Sarah Ladipo Manyika is one of them. At $35,000, The Aspen Words Literary Prize is one of the largest prizes in the US and is open to novels and short story collections from writers of any nationality, addressing […]
Nnedi Okorafor, Akwaeke Emezi, Tochi Onyebuchi, Tade Thompson Are 2020 Locus Awards Finalists
The 2020 Locus Awards shortlists have been announced, and four African writers have books nominated in various categories. Akwaeke Emezi’s Pet and Tochi Onyebuchi’s War Girls are nominated in the Young Adult Novel category. Tade Thompson’s The Rosewater Insurrection/The Rosewater Redemption is nominated in Science Fiction Novel. Nnedi Okorafor for Binti: Sacred Fire in the Novelette […]
Gerald Kraak Prize Anthology, Akwaeke Emezi, Marlon James Shortlisted for the 2020 LAMBDA Literary Awards
The shortlist for the 2020 LAMBDA Literary Awards have just been announced, and it sees a robust representation of writers from Africa and the Caribbean. Akwaeke Emezi’s Pet is nominated in the LGBTQ Children’s/Young Adult category and South Africa-born author Deborah Levy’s The Man Who Saw Everything is nominated in the category of Bisexual Fiction […]
The Anticipated Books of 2020
The year 2019 was full. In December, we released our list of The Notable Books of 2019. In January, we released our list of The Top 15 Debut Books of 2019. Now we look ahead into 2020 with our list of the most anticipated books of the year in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. The buzz […]
Winners of the 2019 Nommo Awards
On October 25, the African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) announced the winners of the 2019 Nommo Awards. The award announcement and presentation of prizes were held at a ceremony during the Ake Book and Arts Festival, which took place from October 24 to October 27 in Lagos. The ASFS is a body of African writers, […]
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