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On the Map 2019: Yamkela TYWAKADI (South Africa)
On the Map 2019: Yamkela TYWAKADI (South Africa)

Yamkela TYWAKADI (fiction, nonfiction, South Africa) is a novelist, publisher, performer, and the founder of Blank Page Edu, a company that...
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On the Map 2019: Soukaina HABIBALLAH (Morocco)
On the Map 2019: Soukaina HABIBALLAH (Morocco)

Soukaina HABIBALLAH (poetry, fiction, screenwriting; Morocco) has four poetry collections and one novel [The Barracks] (2016), with a second novel...
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On the Map 2019: Martha MUKAIWA (Namibia)
On the Map 2019: Martha MUKAIWA (Namibia)

Martha MUKAIWA (nonfiction, fiction, journalism; Namibia) is an arts and travel journalist, and activist for black Namibians, women, and the...
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On the Map 2019: Tade IPADEOLA (Nigeria)
On the Map 2019: Tade IPADEOLA (Nigeria)

Tade IPADEOLA (poetry, translation, prose; Nigeria) received the 2013 Nigeria Prize for Literature for his poetry collection The Sahara...
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On the Map 2019: Ben SOHIB (Indonesia)
On the Map 2019: Ben SOHIB (Indonesia)

Ben SOHIB (fiction, nonfiction; Indonesia) is known for his popular novels The Da Peci Code (2006) and Rosid dan Delia [Rosid...
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On the Map 2019: Batsirai CHIGAMA (Zimbabwe)
On the Map 2019: Batsirai CHIGAMA (Zimbabwe)

Batsirai CHIGAMA (poetry, fiction; Zimbabwe) has been a teacher of performance and creative writing workshops for over two decades. Her first...
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On the Map 2019: Manuel BECERRA (Mexico)
On the Map 2019: Manuel BECERRA (Mexico)

Manuel BECERRA (poetry; Mexico) is the author of five books of poetry, including Instrucciones para matar un caballo [Instructions for...
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On the Map 2019: Amira-Géhanne KHAFALLAH (Algeria)
On the Map 2019: Amira-Géhanne KHAFALLAH (Algeria)

Amira-Géhanne KHALFALLAH (fiction, nonfiction, drama; Algeria) is a journalist, novelist, filmmaker, and playwright. Her plays Les draps...
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  • We regret the passing, on April 11, 2024, of the distinguished Romanian author and critic Dan Cristea, who served as the editor in chief of the Luceafărul de Dimineață cultural monthly. In addition to being an alum of the 1985 Fall Residency, Cristea received his PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Iowa.

  • Our congratulations to 1986 Fall Residency writer Kwame Dawes, who has been named the new poet laureate of Jamaica.

  • Congratulations to our colleagues Jennifer Croft and Aron Aji, who are among those serving as judges for the National Book Awards this year, in their case in the category of translated literature.

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