Zambian-American author Namwali Serpell is one of the eight authors awarded the 2020 Windham-Campbell Prizes. At $165,000 per winner, the prize is one of the richest literary prizes in the world. The 2020 prize is largely dominated by women. Seven out of the eight are women. Serpell was honored for fiction alongside Chinese-American author Yiyun; […]
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#PoetryTalk | Poetry, Like All Art, Is Essential to Our Lives Today: Interview with Kwame Dawes
An interview with Kwame Dawes, multiple award-winning author of twenty-one books of poetry and numerous other books of fiction, criticism, and essays. He is Glenna Luschei Editor of Prairie Schooner and teaches at the University of Nebraska and the Pacific MFA Program. He is Director of the African Poetry Book Fund and Artistic Director of the Calabash […]
Jennifer Makumbi Honoured with $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize, Alongside 7 Others
Uganda’s Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, author of Kintu, has been awarded a $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize. She is being honoured alongside: poets Lorna Goodison (Jamaica) and Cathy Park Hong (US); dramatists Lucas Hnath (US) and Suzan-Lori Parks (US); nonfiction writers Sarah Bakewell (UK) and Olivia Laing (UK); and fellow fiction writer John Keene (US). Makumbi is now the seventh […]
African Literary Event in NYC | Book Chat with Jonny Steinberg and Dinaw Mengestu
Here is a cool literary event to attend if you’re in the neighborhood. What: Jonny Steinberg presents his book, A Man of Good Hope, in conversation with Dinaw Mengestu Where: Greenlight Bookstore (686 Fulton Street, at S. Portland, in Fort Greene) When: Thursday, January 15, 7:30 PM Refreshments: Complimentary Tusker Lager will be served. About A Man […]
EVENT: Aminatta Forna and E.C. Osondu in New York City
For those in New York, here is a free, high-profile literary event to mark on your calendars. Scottish Sierra Leonean novelist Aminatta Forna who is also a Windham Campbell Prize winner and Nigerian novelist and Caine Prize winner, E. C. Osondu will meet up to chat about all things literary, alongside novelist and Pulitzer-winning journalist, Lorraine Adams. The event […]
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