The winners of the Windham-Campbell Prize 2022 have been announced today for 2022. Here are the six writers of African descent who made the list.
The Windham-Campbell Prize was established...
Nigerian novelist and filmmaker Biyi Bandele has passed on. He died on August 7th in Lagos. He was 54 years old. The cause of death is unknown.
The news of...
Noviolet Bulawayo, Leila Mottley, and Percival Everett are on the longlist for The Booker Prize for Fiction 2022 announced today, 2022.
The Booker Prize for Fiction, worth £50,000, is a literary prize...
Tara M. Stringfellow and Eloghosa Osunde are on the shortlist for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2022.
Waterstones is a British book retailer that operates hundreds of shops, mainly in the United...
The longlists for the Diverse Book Awards 2022 were announced. Here are the writers of African descent who made the cut.
The Diverse Book Awards were created by Abiola Bello and...
Nadifa Mohamed’s The Fortune Men (Viking, Penguin Random House) was revealed to be the Wales Book of the Year Award 2022 winner.
Wales Book of the Year is a national book award celebrating outstanding...
The longlists of the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival’s Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2022 were announced on Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July 30, 2022.
The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) is a celebration of...
Tolu Oloruntoba and Douglas Kearney were awarded the Griffin Poetry Prize 2022.
The Griffin Poetry Prize is the world’s largest international prize for a first edition single collection of poetry written...
Prizes and Grants
African Writers Awards
Afritondo Short Story Prize
Gerald Kraak Prize
Kendeka Short Story Prize