Did you think the Coronavirus pandemic was going to stop the biggest literary event in all of Africa from happening? Think again. AkeFest 2020 is definitely happening! The theme of the virtual Ake Festival 2020 is African Time. It is also the theme of Ake Review, the festival’s journal of new writing, exploring issues and […]
Ake Review 2020 Is Now Accepting Submissions
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Nigeria’s Innocent Chizaram Ilo Wins The 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Africa Regional Prize
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23-year-old Innocent Chizaram Ilo is Africa’s regional winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, the youngest to do so since the Prize was founded in 2012. Ilo’s short story, ‘When a Woman Renounces Motherhood,’ alongside four others, were recently announced as recipients of the regional Prizes by the 2020 judging panel chaired by Ghanaian […]
Meet The Shortlisted Creatives For The 2020 Ako Caine Prize For African Writing
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The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of African writing by bringing it to a wider audience internationally. Five writers have been shortlisted from Namibia, […]
The 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Shortlist Is Out!
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Earlier today, the shortlist for the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize was released and we’re very excited. Now in its ninth year, the Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded annually for the best piece of unpublished short fiction from the Commonwealth. Out of the 5,107 entries received from 49 Commonwealth countries, 20 unique stories made […]
Get Ready, SprinNg Women Author’s Prize (SWAPng) is coming!
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SprinNG is a Literary movement and Society for the Promotion, Revitalization, and Improvement of New Nigerian Generations in Writing and Literature. … and they are looking for YOU. SprinNG intends to encourage and equip developing Nigerian writers. However, in doing so, through submissions for publications and contests, as well as participation in their writing fellowship, […]
2020 International Booker Prize Longlist Announced
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Today, the judges of the 2020 International Booker Prize revealed the ‘International Booker Dozen’, the 13 novels longlisted for the prestigious award celebrating the finest translated work of fiction from around the world. The prize is awarded every year for a single book that is translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. […]
Call For Submissions For The 2020 Nigeria Prize For Literature, Literary Criticism, and Science
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Entries are hereby invited for The Nigeria Prizes for Literature, Literary Criticism, and Science. The yearly prizes, all sponsored by the Nigeria LNG (NLNG), are renowned for honoring individuals who have made meaningful contributions in the advancement of Literature, Literary Criticism, and Science, respectively, in Nigeria. The Prize for Literature seeks to honor the author […]