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Ethiopian literature

September 30, 2026

Former Open Country Mag Cover Star Maaza Mengiste Awarded 2026 MacArthur “Genius” Grant

The Open Country Mag cover star is now the third African writer and second Ethiopian to receive the grant, after Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Dinaw Mengestu. She gets $800,000.
Victor Ebubechukwu Orji
Maaza Mengiste, onstage at Labone Dialogues, Accra. Credit: Labone Dialogues.

September 30, 2026

Maaza Mengiste, onstage at Labone Dialogues, Accra. Credit: Labone Dialogues.

Former Open Country Mag Cover Star Maaza Mengiste Awarded 2026 MacArthur “Genius” Grant

The Open Country Mag cover star is now the third African writer and second Ethiopian to receive the grant, after Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Dinaw Mengestu. She gets $800,000.
Victor Ebubechukwu Orji

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