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bookshy

@bookshybooks

run by an african book lover. also #rewritereads lit mag editor.

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Joined December 2011
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@brittlepaper is extremely generous in their celebration, as part of their #TheDecadeProject, and I'm super honoured that bookshy is included in it. Thank you for your very, very kind words. 💕 xitter.gq/brittlepaper/status/13…
BRITTLE PAPER (@brittlepaper) profile pictureBRITTLE PAPER@brittlepaper7 Oct 2020
Continuing our celebrations of #TheBoomYearsOfAfriLit with a shoutout to @bookshybooks! Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed is undoubtedly one of the pioneers of the digital African literary scene. Here's to your continued successes! brittlepaper.com/2020/10/wit…

At Bookshy Books, Zahrah Nesbitt Curates African Literature for a New Generation of Readers

Zahrah Nesbitt -Ahmed founded BookshyBooks.com in 2011 at a time when the literary industry was still coming to terms with the impact of web technology on literary culture. Her work helped readers...

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📢 Exciting Opportunity for all Writers🎊 The Hope Prize welcomes submissions from writers worldwide on the themes of hope, courage, and resilience. The winning entry will receive a prize of $10,000 AUD. Second and third-place prizes are $2,000 AUD and $1,000 AUD, respectively. There is a submission fee of $30 AUD. All shortlisted writers will be published in the 2025 Hope Prize Anthology. Submissions for the Hope Prize must be made by 31 October 2025. The Voices We Need Program also provides a limited number of fee-free places to Hope Prize applicants. The deadline for applications to the Voices We Need Program is 10 October 2025. Follow the link below to learn more:🔗 commonwealthfoundation.com/o…
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We're THRILLED to announce our 2025 Longlist! Congrats to the longlistees! @sabrinab0wen @CherLFindley @saraanum1996 @YinFLim @zahrahnesbitt @RukiyaShanthi @sharmaRJN Thank you to everyone for your submissions - what a privilege it was to read them 🙌 @TrapezeBooks @orionbooks
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We're THRILLED to announce our 2025 @MoPrize Longlist! Congrats to the longlistees @sabrinab0wen @CherLFindley @saraanum1996 @YinFLim @zahrahnesbitt @RukiyaShanthi @sharmaRJN Shortlist soon! @orionbooks
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The longlist for the Mo Siewcharran Prize 2025 is here! Congratulations to all the longlisted authors💫 Explore the full list here by clicking the link below: thefuturebookshelf.co.uk/tfb…
The Mo Siewcharran Prize 2025 Longlist

The Mo Siewcharran Prize 2025 Longlist

Trapeze, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group, is delighted to announce the longlist of ten writers in contention for the Mo Siewcharran Prize which this year is focused on non-fiction under the...

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Nick Wood obit here. Godspeed, Nick. sfwa.org/2023/06/21/in-memor…
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Behold, brethren! The cover for #DazzlingUS has landed! @overlookpress
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At long last, the cover for my first issue as Deputy & Reviews Editor at Wasafiri. This spring issue features the winners of our 2022 writing prizes & commentary on prize culture; beginnings & endings; fragments, seasons, & archives; grief & gratitude. Preorders open next week 💚
Wasafiri (@WasafiriMag) profile pictureWasafiri@WasafiriMag3 Feb 2023
We are delighted to reveal the cover of our spring issue, Wasafiri 113, featuring the winners of the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize and the 2022 Essay Prize, a Lead Feature on ‘Remembering Sara Suleri’, and much more. Cover ‘Untitled (Ruins I)’ by: @a_alikazim.
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Thank you for everyone who has supported Dedalus and congratulated us on getting funding. As the minimum grant has increased we have had an increase from £40,000 to £50,000.
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This morning we learn the outcome of our application for arts council funding for 2023-26. We will announce on twitter and on our website the result as soon as we can. It is hard to do any work until we know the outcome but we are prepared for a positive and a negative outcome.
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Happy Thursday, y’all and remember, studies have shown that reading for pleasure, even for just a few minutes a day, can make a significant contribution to our mental health. #bydhttmwfi
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BOOK REVIEW: Breaking the Maafa Chain by Anni Domingo ‘Stories like this emphasize the importance of having narratives that don’t sanitise the horrors and brutalities of slavery.’ Read the full review by @bookshybooks rewritelondon.com/portfolio/…
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BOOK REVIEW: Deadly Cure by @MahiCheshire ‘Chesire vividly presents the medical world on the page in a way that is accessible and understandable to all.’ Read the full review by @bookshybooks rewritelondon.com/portfolio/…
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Looking for recommendations for fiction by Portuguese authors of African descent. (Not African authors who write in Portuguese)- even if not translated into English. Any recommendations? @bookshybooks @postcolonialchi #africansinportugal
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BOOK REVIEW: Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab ‘Nedra Glover Tawwab opened my mind to [the importance of boundaries] and did it in an extremely engaging and inviting way.’ Read the full review by @bookshybooks rewritelondon.com/portfolio/…
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NEW BOOK REVIEW: Deadly Cure by @MahiCheshire ‘Chesire vividly presents the medical world on the page in a way that is accessible and understandable to all.’ Read the full review by @bookshybooks rewritelondon.com/portfolio/…
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Check out our latest review of Deadly Cure by REWRITE ACADEMY member @MahiCheshire! Review by @bookshybooks rewritelondon.com/portfolio/…
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I wept. Over the moon to share this. Only a few ppl know how hard (and long!) I've worked on this novel. I'm grateful to @jlkardon for championing me, @jennydeluxe for bringing us together, @makep1enotw4r and @VikingBooks for seeing the vision of this story! Alhamdulilah.
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Really pleased to co-host @BBCSounds Turn Up for the Books podcast alongside dynamite @SavidgeReads @bastilledan We discuss rule breaking novels, libraries plus an interview with the incredible,trailblazing @skinskinny @SkunkAnansie Enjoy, spread the word! bbc.in/3K6abhA

BBC Sounds - Turn Up for the Books - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Turn Up for the Books on BBC Sounds.

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@The_Rumpus is open for essay submissions until February 28, so here’s a #RumpusEssays thread in which our editors share what they would like to see. Give them a follow and send your essay our way via @submittable (See submission guidelines: therumpus.submittable.com/su…)
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