As You Like It, the anthology comprising shortlisted entries for the second Gerald Kraak Prize, has won the 2019 Lambda Award for Best Fiction Anthology. The announcement was made last night at the 31st Lambda Literary Awards—AKA the Lammys: the LGBTQ+ Grammys—ceremony at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York City. Published by […]
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The 2019 Gerald Kraak Prize Goes to Nigeria’s OluTimehin Adegbeye
The 2019 Gerald Kraak Prize has been awarded to Nigeria’s OluTimehin Adegbeye, for her nonfiction piece, “Mothers and Men,” described by the judges as “a sensitive memoir casting new light on questions of rape, secondary victimisation and motherhood.” The announcement was made tonight at the Gerald Kraak Prize ceremony in Johannesburg, where the prize anthology […]
Frankie Edozien, JK Anowe, Megan Ross, Lilian Aujo Lead 19-Strong Shortlist for the Gerald Kraak Prize
Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF), in partnership with The Other Foundation, has announced a 19-strong shortlist for the R25,000 Gerald Kraak Prize, selected from over 500 entries. The nominated works—a total of 23 pieces of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction by the 19 writers—will appear in the third Gerald Kraak Anthology, titled The Heart of the Matter, forthcoming from Jacana […]
Submissions for the Gerald Kraak Prize and Anthology Will Now Be Open Year-Round
Submissions for the Gerald Kraak Prize and Anthology will now be open year-round. The announcement was made by Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) and The Other Foundation, who administer the Prize. With this new format, the shortlist will now be announced in February 2019 rather than the initial December 2018 schedule. The winner will be announced […]
Otosirieze Joins 2018/19 Gerald Kraak Prize Panel of Judges
Brittle Paper‘s deputy editor Otosirieze has joined the panel of judges for the 2018/19 Gerald Kraak Prize. He had been shortlisted for the prize’s inaugural edition in 2016. The organisers made the announcement via a press release: The Gerald Kraak Prize and Anthology would like to welcome Otosirieze as a judge for the 2018/19 Gerald […]
The 2018 Open Book Festival Begins in Cape Town
The 2018 Open Book Festival has begun at The Fugard Theatre in Cape Town. The event, which is in its seventh year, will last from 5-9 September, with further activities at The District 6 Museum Homecoming Centre and The Book Lounge. Among the 2018 guests are Aminatta Forna, whose fourth novel Happiness dropped earlier in the […]
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