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Category: Literary Prizes

April 6, 2018April 8, 2018 Kinna

Yewande Omotoso, Marie Ndiaye and nine others make International Dublin Literary Award 2018 Shortlist

March 20, 2018March 22, 2018 Kinna

March 31st Deadline for 2018 Writivism Prizes and The 2018 Golden Baobab Prize

March 7, 2018March 13, 2018 Kinna

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, seven others awarded 2018 Windham-Campbell Prizes

May 11, 2016 Kinna

African Writers and Storytellers Resident in Ghana: Apply for the Nana Kofi Addo and the Abena Korantemaa Prizes

March 20, 2016 Kinna

Fiston Mwanza Mujilla and Tram 83 win 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature

February 26, 2016February 21, 2016 Kinna

Short Story Day Africa announces 2016 theme and dates for submission

February 23, 2016February 22, 2016 Kinna

2016 Writivism Short Story Prize opens for submssions

December 15, 2015December 15, 2015 Kinna

The shortlist for 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature is announced and Tram 83 makes the cut

November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 Kinna

Tram 83 and The Fisherman among nine books named on longlist for 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature

November 8, 2015November 8, 2015 Kinna

African Poets, the Brunel University Prize and the Sillerman Prize are open for submissions.

October 17, 2015October 17, 2015 Kinna

Marlon James, the 2015 Man Booker Prize Winner

October 9, 2015October 10, 2015 Kinna

Svetlana Alexievich wins the 2015 Nobel in Literature, and I talk about the Prize

September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 Kinna

Currently : Finding my way back here

June 14, 2015June 14, 2015 Kinna

Aminatta Forna Among Seven Women Writers Nominated for the 2016 Neustadt Prize

May 20, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

László Krasznahorkai wins the 2015 Man Booker International Prize

May 19, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

Winner of The Man Booker International Prize will be announced today. Four Africans are up for the award.

April 27, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

Yiyun Li wins The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award with ‘A Sheltered Woman’

November 14, 2014June 9, 2015 Kinna

Here are the Winners of the 2014 Golden Baobab Prizes

March 7, 2014March 1, 2014 Kinna

Golden Baobab Dedicates $20,000 to African Children’s Literature

January 24, 2014January 24, 2014 Kinna

Etisalat Prize Announces Inaugural Shortlist

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Lifelong reader. I read mostly fiction. I enjoy world literature. I’m partial to women writers, especially African women writers. Here, you'll find commentary on novels, short stories and poems. In Accra, Ghana. Contact me at kinnareads at gmail dot com. Host of Africa Reading Challenge.

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