Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Big win for African fiction writers

This is really great. Creating knowledge domestically is the key to development.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 11:23 AM, 'Ikhide' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:

"The third edition of The Windham Campbell Prizes is here! The list of nine winners were announced a few hours ago. And guess what?

It's an African affair! All three slots dedicated to fiction were won by African novelists—Teju Cole, Helon Habila, and Ivan Vladislavic.

Each author is recognized for "a body of work or extraordinary promise" and goes home with a 150,000 dollar check.

The Windham Campbell Prize was established by Donald Windham and Sandy M. Campbell to recognize both fiction and non-fiction writers.  Since the first edition in 2013, the objective has been to "call attention to literary achievement and provide writers with the opportunity to focus on their work independent of financial concerns."

We are so giddy with delight but also so very proud of our three African winners."

- See more at: http://brittlepaper.com/2015/02/windham-campbell-african-fiction-teju-cole-helon-habila-vladislavic/#sthash.a3q7NVX3.dpuf

- Ikhide

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