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2024 NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature Longlist Announced
The Nigeria Prize for Literature, a $100,000 annual prize awarded to celebrate literary talent in the four genres of fiction, poetry, drama, and children’s literature, has announced a longlist of 11 titles for its 2024 edition. This year, the award is for the Children’s Literature genre. The eleven shortlisted writers and titles are: Making the…
Open Call: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2024
The Caine Prize for African Writing has announced the open call for submissions for the 2024 prize. The prize is a £10,000 cash prize awarded to the best short story by an African writer, and additional awards of £500 each to four shortlisted writers. Past winners of the prize include Helon Habila (Nigeria), Binyavanga Wainaina…