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June 5, 2021

The $2,000 offer is for writers without an MFA.

June 5, 2021

It is open to only Black, Indigenous, and writers of colour.

June 4, 2021

Inspired by his grandfather, At Night All Blood Is Black takes place at the French front. Diop will share the £50,000 with his translator Anna Moschovakis.

June 3, 2021

After a key change to the prize rules, three of the five finalists are published by new African literary magazines: Namibia’s first literary magazine Doek!, Kenya’s Lolwe, and Uganda’s Ibua Journal.

June 3, 2021

The Nigerian novelist is, the magazine says, “a storyteller for a changing world.”

June 2, 2021

Joining them are Oprah Winfrey, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and 248 others in the humanities, arts, sciences, social sciences, and business.

June 2, 2021

The 20.35 Africa collective member will use the time to finish her collection of poetry.

May 31, 2021

Jeremy T. Karn’s chapbook Miryam Magdalit explores grief and memory in war-time Liberia. Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu’s Sister looks at guilt, shame, and love in a family dynamic. It “feels like a dream,” Nuhu says.

May 28, 2021

The Ugandan was awarded for her second novel, The First Woman.

May 23, 2021

The new press, launched by novelist and filmmaker Onyeka Nwelue and business consultant Chudi Igweonu, hopes to bring “solid visibility” to stories.

May 20, 2021

The Ghanaian-born editor, who has been called “the doyenne of Black British publishing,” will be presented with the honour by Bernardine Evaristo and Zadie Smith.

May 20, 2021

The event, to be moderated by the magazine editor Megan Cummins, will also have Sara Majka and Ada Zhang.

May 17, 2021

The two-day online event will acknowledge “the importance of literature and drama in helping us navigate challenging moments in history.”

May 13, 2021

The judges for the $3,000 prize praised the Nigerian as “a complex poet, with the formal skills to match the weight of the subjects he takes on.”

May 7, 2021

Their session, “Collective Threads: Digital Connectivity, Creative Power & Global Black Activism,” includes Sena Voncujovi, co-founder of Jaspora, and moderator Zoe Ramushu.

May 3, 2021

Written last year, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is about a Nigerian artist in love and grief. Outlier Society is Michael B. Jordan’s company.

April 30, 2021

It is the author and photographer’s eighth book and second collection of essays.

April 30, 2021

The selections, says the chair of judges Bernardine Evaristo, are “gloriously varied and thematically rich . . . and grapple with society’s big issues expressed through thrilling storytelling.”

April 23, 2021

Their short stories will appear in The Best Short Stories Anthology 2021, guest-edited and introduced by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Being selected is “a thrill,” Ezeano says.

April 23, 2021

The acclaimed Nigerian poet and pianist will discuss his poetry collections, Chrysanthemums for Wide-eyed Ghosts and Waterman.

June 5, 2021

The $2,000 offer is for writers without an MFA.

June 5, 2021

It is open to only Black, Indigenous, and writers of colour.

June 4, 2021

Inspired by his grandfather, At Night All Blood Is Black takes place at the French front. Diop will share the £50,000 with his translator Anna Moschovakis.

June 3, 2021

After a key change to the prize rules, three of the five finalists are published by new African literary magazines: Namibia’s first literary magazine Doek!, Kenya’s Lolwe, and Uganda’s Ibua Journal.

June 3, 2021

The Nigerian novelist is, the magazine says, “a storyteller for a changing world.”

June 2, 2021

Joining them are Oprah Winfrey, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and 248 others in the humanities, arts, sciences, social sciences, and business.

June 2, 2021

The 20.35 Africa collective member will use the time to finish her collection of poetry.

May 31, 2021

Jeremy T. Karn’s chapbook Miryam Magdalit explores grief and memory in war-time Liberia. Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu’s Sister looks at guilt, shame, and love in a family dynamic. It “feels like a dream,” Nuhu says.

May 28, 2021

The Ugandan was awarded for her second novel, The First Woman.

May 23, 2021

The new press, launched by novelist and filmmaker Onyeka Nwelue and business consultant Chudi Igweonu, hopes to bring “solid visibility” to stories.

May 20, 2021

The Ghanaian-born editor, who has been called “the doyenne of Black British publishing,” will be presented with the honour by Bernardine Evaristo and Zadie Smith.

May 20, 2021

The event, to be moderated by the magazine editor Megan Cummins, will also have Sara Majka and Ada Zhang.

May 17, 2021

The two-day online event will acknowledge “the importance of literature and drama in helping us navigate challenging moments in history.”

May 13, 2021

The judges for the $3,000 prize praised the Nigerian as “a complex poet, with the formal skills to match the weight of the subjects he takes on.”

May 7, 2021

Their session, “Collective Threads: Digital Connectivity, Creative Power & Global Black Activism,” includes Sena Voncujovi, co-founder of Jaspora, and moderator Zoe Ramushu.

May 3, 2021

Written last year, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is about a Nigerian artist in love and grief. Outlier Society is Michael B. Jordan’s company.

April 30, 2021

It is the author and photographer’s eighth book and second collection of essays.

April 30, 2021

The selections, says the chair of judges Bernardine Evaristo, are “gloriously varied and thematically rich . . . and grapple with society’s big issues expressed through thrilling storytelling.”

April 23, 2021

Their short stories will appear in The Best Short Stories Anthology 2021, guest-edited and introduced by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Being selected is “a thrill,” Ezeano says.

April 23, 2021

The acclaimed Nigerian poet and pianist will discuss his poetry collections, Chrysanthemums for Wide-eyed Ghosts and Waterman.

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