Winners of the 2024 Ignyte Awards
The annual Ignyte Awards winners have been announced. The Ignyte Awards, created in 2020 by FIYAH Magazine as part of
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2024 South African Literary Awards Winners Have Been Announced
Winners of the 2024 South African Literary Awards have been announced. The South African Literary Awards, or SALAs, is an
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Winners of the 2025 LOATAD Black Atlantic Residency Have Been Announced
Ten writers across Africa and the Diaspora have been selected for the 2025 LOATAD Black Residency. The Library of Africa
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Hussain Ahmed Wins the BWR’s 2024 Poetry Contest
The Black Warrior Review Magazine has announced Hussain Ahmed as the BWR’s 2024 Poetry Contest winner. In a post on
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Ross Perlin Wins the 2024 British Academy Book Prize
The British Academy announced on 22nd October that Ross Perlin is the 2024 British Academy Book Prize Winner for Language
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Cassava Republic Press Wins the CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa
Cassava Republic Press, Nigeria, has been named the inaugural winner of the CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa (2024). Five books
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Rodney Nayo and Two Others Win the Inaugural Iskanchi Magazine Prize
Iskanchi Magazine has announced the winners of their inaugural Isakanchi Magazine Prize. The Iskanchi Magazine prize celebrates writers with irreverent,
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Poetry Meets Children is Introducing the Beauty of Poetry to Children
Poetry Meets Children is a new project started by Delight Chilegide Olumati to inspire a love of poetry in young
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Book Review: Dear Zimi by Chiziterem Chijioke
Pregnancy is a life-changing event, affecting not only a woman’s body—evidenced by a growing stomach and other physical changes like
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UNESCO Names Morocco as the World Book Capital 2026
On October 8, 2024, the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, announced Rabat, Morocco, as the World Book Capital 2026. This
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