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Read ‘Garden Made of Water’, new short fiction by Ema Babikwa, from the forthcoming Blood Beats collection Something in the Water

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022The JRBLeave a Comment

The JRB presents new fiction from Ema Babikwa, from the forthcoming anthology Something in the Water: New Short Fiction from…

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[The JRB Daily] Panashe Chigumadzi wins 2018 Brittle Paper Award for Rights of Conquest, Rights of Desire, published in The JRB

November 20, 2018Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

The winners of the 2018 Brittle Paper Awards have been announced—including Panashe Chigumadzi, for her essay ‘History Through the Body or Rights…

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[The JRB Daily] 2018 Brittle Paper Award shortlists announced, recognising the ‘finest original pieces of writing by Africans published online’

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

The shortlists for the 2018 Brittle Paper Awards have been announced. The awards were established in 2017 to recognise the…

Africa

‘English’s tendency to obliterate other languages does not apply here’—Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire reviews Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s Kintu

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire3 Comments

Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire reviews Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s Kintu, which was recently awarded a prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction. Kintu Jennifer…

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[The JRB Daily] JRB Contributing Editor Bongani Madondo up for Brittle Paper Literary Award

August 23, 2017August 23, 2017Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

Main image: Bongani Madondo photographed by JRB Photo Editor Victor Dlamini To celebrate their seventh anniversary, Brittle Paper recently launched the…