🏆We’re thrilled to announce the shortlist for the inaugural Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize, a groundbreaking initiative honouring the intellectual and literary brilliance of Black women worldwide.
🌟The five (5) shortlisted writers were selected from an exceptional longlist of nine (9) spanning four (4) continents - Africa, Europe, and the Americas – a testament to the enormous talent that exists among Black women thinkers globally. Exploring an incredible array of themes, these shortlisted writers shine a spotlight on the complexity and richness of Black critical thought, from deeply affecting personal narratives on mental health and resilience, spirituality and the cosmos, art, and environmentalism, to eye-opening explorative pieces that take us from the world of Black beauty and the fashion industry, to unpacking the race and class politics of food. Each manuscript showcases the profound and multi-versed voices of Black women who are reshaping the world of non-fiction, pushing boundaries, and sparking essential conversations.
🎉Join us in celebrating these remarkable writers and the important work they’ve brought to life. Stay tuned for the final around of the prize as we look ahead to the winner announcement in December!
This prize is made possible through the generous support of Alitheia Capital and Open Society Foundations
To complement the release of Female Fear Factory, we launched a limited series podcast. Author, Pumla Dineo Gqola opens the series, exploring the origins of the "fear factory", a term she coined.
Tune in to hear powerful stories from our guests, sharing their experiences and relationship with fear. Listen to an excerpt and stream episodes on all major podcast platforms.
In case you missed it, we were recently honoured with the inaugural CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa for Female Fear Factory. This essential read is available now. Get your copy via our website.
Listen here: https://bit.ly/FemaleFearFactoryThePodcast
This Saturday! Join Olumide Popoola at Primadonna Festival for an engaging conversation with Musih Tedji Xaviere. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from two brilliant authors #LikeWaterLikeSea #TheseLettersEndinTears.
🗓28.07.24
⏰12:30 pm
Register here: https://bit.ly/3YhhVab
📢 Only 1 day left to apply for the 10-day African Women's Editorial Workshop happening in Johannesburg, South Africa from 28th August – 8th September 2024! Our facilitator, the renowned Ellah Wakatama, shares about the workshop and what we're looking for.
Participants will develop key editing skills under Ellah's expert guidance and will edit a final essay for publication in TABOO, an anthology by Cassava Republic Press.
Deadline: 10.07.24. Apply today!
🔗https://bit.ly/NonfictionEditorialWorkshop
📢 Introducing Ellah Wakatama, our esteemed facilitator for the upcoming African Women’s Non-Fiction Editorial Workshop!
Ellah Wakatama, Editor-at-Large for Canongate and Chair of the Caine Prize for African Writing, will be leading our residential editorial workshop this August in Johannesburg, South Africa. 🎥 In this video, Ellah discusses the workshop, and what we're looking for in applicants.
This workshop is part of our mission to increase Black women's participation in the nonfiction space, alongside our African Women’s Non-Fiction Writing Workshop and the Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize. Participants will develop essential skills and techniques to become excellent editors. Under Ellah's expert guidance, participants will enhance their editing abilities and complete the program by editing a final essay for publication in TABOO, an anthology by Cassava Republic Press.
📅 Applications are open now and close on 10th July 2024.
To apply and learn more, visit our website: https://bit.ly/NonfictionEditorialWorkshop
This workshop is made possible through a generous grant from African Women’s Development Fund, Open Society Africa and institutional support from the Johannesburg Institute of Advanced Study.
Coming this July, the adventures of Ato, Dzifa, and Leslie continue in Flying Up The Mountain, the sequel to Crossing the Stream by Elizabeth-Irene Baitie.
The trio travels to Nnoma, a bird sanctuary Ato’s late father helped build, as they unite to protect it when Ato suspects foul play. Set in Ghana, this middle grade eco-adventure skilfully blends mystery, environmental conservation, themes of family legacy and friendship, offering a spectacular read for all ages.
Pre-order now: https://bit.ly/FlyingUpTheMountain
Calling all Black women (cis, trans, and genderqueer) writers with big ideas to submit their full-length non-fiction manuscript to Cassava Republic Press’s inaugural Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize.
We want your powerful, rigorously researched, theoretically sophisticated, yet accessible unpublished non-fiction manuscripts that provoke, inspire, and set our brains ablaze.
The winner gets will secure a publishing contract with Cassava Republic Press and a $20,000 advance and publishing contract. In addition, the two runners-up will each be receive a $5000 advance and a publishing deal.
To submit and learn more about the prize, visit our website, www.cassavarepublic.biz
Know someone who might be interested? Be sure to share with them. Submission deadline: 30th June 2024.
🌊Like Water Like Sea by Olumide Popoola hits shelves in just two weeks! Join us as we countdown to publication!
⏳Get ready to meet Nia as she navigates the complexities of loss, love, and the relationships in her life amidst her mother’s battle with bipolar disorder. This is a story of resilience, and the profound transformation that comes from embracing life’s deepest currents, falling apart to become truly whole.
🛒Pre-order now bit.ly/LikeWaterLikeSea
World Bipolar Day is celebrated each year on 30th March, the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh, renowned Dutch artist who was diagnosed with bipolar after he died. The mission of World Bipolar Day is to foster comprehension about the true nature of bipolar disorder, dispelling misconceptions, and eradicating stigma worldwide.
This World Bipolar Day, Olumide Popoola, author of forthcoming book, Like Water Like Sea joins the effort to raise awareness about bipolar disorder, and the need to create structures of support. Through the character Susu, Popoola sheds light on bipolar disorder and its profound impact on individuals and their loved ones.
Like Water Like Sea is a significant book that deserves a place on your reading list. Pre-order now https://bit.ly/LikeWaterLikeSea
