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AKO Caine Prize Award for African Writing Gears Up for 25th Edition

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Submission window to open January 15, 2024. By Helena Olori  Ahead of its 25th anniversary, the AKO Caine Prize Award for African Writing has announced its itinerary for the year 2024, featuring significant modifications to the annual prize cycle.  For the forthcoming edition, the...

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Examining Africa’s Literary Masterpieces: African Books That Should Be Considered Modern Classics

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Simon & Schuster Acquires Rights to Damilare Kuku’s Debut Novel, “Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow”

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Examining the Works of Cyprian Ekwensi and His Legacy in the Canon of Great Nigerian Literature

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Writivism Literary Initiative Announces Relaunch

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James Currey Prize for African Literature Unveils 2023 Longlist Featuring 11 Authors

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Nigerian Novelist, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize

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Sola Osofisan’s “The Simple Joys of Her Final Days” Presents Wry Portraits of Nigerian Life at Home and Abroad

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Ama Ata Aidoo: 10 Things You May Not Have Known About The Ghanaian Feminist Writer

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15 Emerging and Gifted Voices Amplifying African Literature Today