November 29, 2023 ‘How is the Great Australian Novel going?’ Not too bad, thanks Nicholas Jose, University of Adelaide A major new history of the Australian novel is shaped by the recent renaissance in Indigenous writing, but there are some notable omissions.
Teresa Wong’s ‘Dear Scarlet,’ Jeff Lemire’s ‘Essex County,’ and recently nominated for a 2020 Canadian literary prize, Seth’s ‘Clyde Fans.’ (Arsenal Pulp Press/Penguin Random House/Drawn&Quarterly) October 20, 2020 Graphic novels are overlooked by book prizes, but that’s starting to change Dessa Bayrock, Carleton University Canada’s Scotiabank Giller Prize didn’t shortlist a graphic novel, but are we surprised? The slow but increasing acceptance of graphic novels suggests the glacial pace at which literary canons grow.
Best-selling Nigerian novelist and literary superstar Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Armando Babani/EPA-EFE December 1, 2019 African literary prizes are contested – but writers’ groups are reshaping them Doseline Kiguru, Rhodes University African literary prizes are slowly becoming more relevant and richer, thanks to writers organising on the continent.