PEN America Literary Awards 2026 Winners Announced Justin Haynes and Aracelis Girmay won in their respective categories at the PEN America Literary Awards 2026, held in New York City, USA on March 31, 2026.

PEN America Literary Awards 2026 Winners Announced
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Awuor Ouma Wins Cave Canem Poetry Prize 2026 Awuor Ouma’s poetry collection Blue Hands, Brown Skin won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize 2026 on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

Awuor Ouma Wins Cave Canem Poetry Prize 2026
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International Booker Prize Announces 2026 Shortlist Marie NDiaye and Ana Paula Maia are among the authors on the shortlist for the International Booker Prize 2026, announced on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

International Booker Prize Announces 2026 Shortlist
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WTF now?! #28 – Thursday 26 March–Wednesday 1 April 2026 A new copyright law for orphan works has passed, the State Library of Queensland hands off its awards and social media addiction is being tackled in court and in law and regulation.

The State Library of Queensland has handed off the Queensland Literary Awards to Brisbane Writers Festival and handed black&write! back to Creative Australia because of independent reviews and reconciling with the ‘expectations of the Crisafulli Government’.

#LiteraryAwards #ArtsAndPolitics

2026 Prime Number Magazine Awards The 2026 Prime Number Magazine Awards are open to entries of short stories and poetry through March 31, 2026.

⏰ CLOSES TONIGHT: Prime Number Magazine Awards! $1,000 prizes for a poem & short story (up to 5,300 words). Runners-up receive $250 each. All winners published in Prime Number Magazine. $15 entry fee. Submit now!

#poetry #fiction #literaryawards

Prémio Livro do Ano Bertrand Announces 2025 Finalists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, José Eduardo Agualusa, Jeferson Tenório, Leila Slimani, and Mia Couto are among the finalists for the Prémio Livro do Ano Bertrand, announced on March 27, 2026.

Prémio Livro do Ano Bertrand Announces 2025 Finalists
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Kevin Young wins at US National Book Critics Circle Awards 2025 Kevin Young won in his category at the US National Book Critics Circle on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

Kevin Young wins at US National Book Critics Circle Awards 2025
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Awele Creative Trust Short Story Award Announces 2025 Shortlist The Awele Creative Trust Short Story Award announced its 2025 shortlist on Monday, March 30, 2026.

Awele Creative Trust Short Story Award Announces 2025 Shortlist
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Celeste Mohammed wins the Hope Prize 2025 Celeste Mohammed’s short story was declared the winner of the Hope Prize on Sunday, March 29, 2026.

Celeste Mohammed wins the Hope Prize 2025
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Prix Jean-Marie Adiaffi Announces 2026 Finalists
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Afritondo Short Story Prize Announces 2026 Longlist The longlist for the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2026 was announced on Friday, March 27, 2026.

Afritondo Short Story Prize Announces 2026 Longlist
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Libar M. Fofana wins Prix Ahmadou Kourouma 2026 Libar M. Fofana's novel La prière du cochon has been named the winner of the Prix Ahmadou Kourouma 2026. The announcement was made at the Geneva Book Fair in Switzerland on Friday, March 20, 2026.

Libar M. Fofana wins Prix Ahmadou Kourouma 2026
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Canada’s Griffin Prize Announces 2026 Longlist The longlist for the Griffin Poetry Prize 2026 was announced in Toronto, Canada, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. The following are the writers of African descent included in it.

Canada’s Griffin Prize Announces 2026 Longlist
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Literary Awards tracker on the Global Books dashboard. Hugo, Nebula, Booker, Nobel, Pulitzer, National Book Award, and more. Winners, nominees, and announcements — all in one place.

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Six Authors Shortlisted for Women’s Prize 2026 Nonfiction Category Six writers compete for £30,000 award spotlighting gender gap in nonfiction

Women’s Prize for Nonfiction 2026: Arundhati Roy, Doucet among six on shortlist

#WomensPrize #Nonfiction #ArundhatiRoy #Books #LiteraryAwards #ReadingCommunity #Shortlist2026

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OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature Announces 2026 Finalists Canisia Lubrin, Justin Haynes, and Tessa McWatt have been named the category winners for the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2026.

OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature Announces 2026 Finalists
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Eligible for nomination: 2025 books, stories, & more by past Otherwise winners and fellows « Otherwise Award Books, short stories, essays, poems, and other works published in 2025 by creators whose works have previously won the Otherwise (formerly Tiptree) Award or Fellowships, eligible for awards nomination...

In 2025, past Otherwise Award winners & fellows released many books, comics, short stories, poems, & more:

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Consider them as you read, and nominate & vote for awards.

#sff #genre #scifi #sciencefiction #horror #fantasy #literaryawards #genrefiction #books

Salon du Livre Africain de Paris Announces 2025 Literary Awards In Koli Jean Bofane and Florent Couao-Zotti won in their respective categories at the literary awards of the Salon du Livre Africain de Paris, held over the weekend of March 21–22, 2026.

Salon du Livre Africain de Paris Announces 2025 Literary Awards
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Pascal Boroto wins Prix Voix d’Afriques 2025 Pascal Boroto's novel Le Nom de ma Mère was declared the winner of the Prix Voix d'Afriques 2025 at a ceremony in Kinshasa, DR Congo, on Friday, March 20, 2026.

Pascal Boroto wins Prix Voix d’Afriques 2025
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Lambda Literary Awards Announces 2026 Shortlists The Lambda Literary Awards shortlists for 2026 were announced on Wednesday, March 18. Below are the shortlisted writers of African descent.

Lambda Literary Awards Announces 2026 Shortlists
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Congratulations to Enemies to Their Country by Nicholas W. Gentile, named a runner-up for the 2025 Journal of the American Revolution Book-of-the-Year Award!

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#readUP #LiteraryAwards #Colonial

Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2026 Shortlist Announced The shortlist for the 2026 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize was announced in Swansea, Wales, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Derek Owusu and Sasha Debevec-McKenney are among the selected authors.

Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2026 Shortlist Announced
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Sawiris Cultural Awards 2025 Winners Announced in Cairo The winners of the Sawiris Cultural Awards 2025 were announced at a ceremony in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, January 8, 2026.

Sawiris Cultural Awards 2025 Winners Announced in Cairo
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Nebula Awards 2026 Finalists Announced Nnedi Okorafor, Somto Ihezue, and Wole Talabi are among the finalists for the Nebula Awards 2026 announced on Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Nebula Awards 2026 Finalists Announced
#LiteraryAwards #FIction #SpeculativeFiction
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Jhalak Prize 2026 Longlists Announced
#LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Poetry
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Premio Gregor Von Rezzori Announces 2026 Longlist Abdulrazak Gurnah and Iman Mersal are among the longlisted authors for the Premio Gregor von Rezzori 2026, announced on Thursday, March 12, 2026.

Premio Gregor Von Rezzori Announces 2026 Longlist
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The Missouri Review's 6th Annual Perkoff Prize Invites Entries Enter The Missouri Review’s 6th Annual Perkoff Prize by March 15. Winners in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction receive $1,000 and publication in the Winter 2026 issue.

🩺 The 6th Annual Perkoff Prize is OPEN at Missouri Review! Seeking Fiction, Poetry, & Nonfiction exploring health and medicine.

💰 Prize: $1,000 + Publication (there is an entry fee)
🗓️ Deadline: March 15
🚀 All entries considered for TMR, BLAST, and Poem of the Week.

#Writers #LiteraryAwards

PEN America 2026 finalists announced The Pen America Literary Awards 2026 finalists were announced in New York, USA, on Thursday, January 29, 2026. Here are the writers of African descent who made the cut.

PEN America 2026 finalists announced
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Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Announces 2026 Longlist Lauren Francis-Sharma and Olufunke Grace Bankole are among the authors longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction 2026, announced on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Announces 2026 Longlist
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Norwegian Authors' Union Freedom of Expression Award 2025: Winners Announced Stella Gaitano and Emi Mahmoud received the Norwegian Authors’ Union Freedom of Expression Award 2025 at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Norwegian Authors’ Union Freedom of Expression Award 2025: Winners Announced
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