The Caine Prize for African Literature is a registered charity that aims to use annual literary awards to bring African literature to a wider audience.
Tumi 'Stogie T' Molekane has been announced as one of five jurors for this year's Caine Prize for African Literature.
“I am deeply honored to be a judge for the Caine Prize in African Literature,” the rapper said in a short statement.
“The Caine Prize for African Literature is a registered charity that aims to use its annual literary awards to bring African literature to a wider audience.”
The panel will also be chaired by award-winning Nigerian writer and 2024 Caine Prize finalist Chika Unigwe, as well as Sierra Leone artist Julian Kunkus and author and filmmaker Siphiwe.・Gloria Ndlovu and Ghanaian novelist Ayesha Haruna-Atta are also members of the panel.
“I am particularly excited about the diverse expertise of our judges. Each member is highly regarded in their field and brings a unique perspective and expertise to the table,” said Interim Director of the Awards. Bhimbai Shire said in a statement.
“Together, they will bring rich voices, passion, and their own experience of storytelling to the judging process. We look forward to seeing which stories will resonate with them and ours.” .”
The five will judge short story submissions from African writers, and the shortlisted novels and their authors will be announced in mid-July.
The jury will meet in person in September to select the winner from the five shortlisted authors and announce the winner at a ceremony in London in September.
citizen Stogie T. was contacted but did not respond to requests for comment.
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Similarities to musical storytelling
“This short story has a striking resemblance to a musical story to me,” he said. Hello Kitty rapper.
“Within a limited length, one is required to find pace, rhythm, charisma, consistent literary form, reason, conflict, resolution, or subvert them all with frightening persuasiveness. It's exciting. I look forward to discovering the rich magic of the entries.”
Sir Michael Caine is not a British actor, but a former chairman of Booker & Co. Caine was chairman of Africa 95, an art festival held in Europe and Africa in 1995, and chaired the Man Booker Prize Management Committee for approximately 25 years.
After his death, friends and colleagues decided to establish an annual prize of £10,000 in his memory. This award was established in 2000.
Each writer shortlisted for the Caine Prize will receive £500, with the winner receiving a cash prize of £10,000. If the work being translated is selected as an award-winning work, the prize money will be divided between the author and the translator.
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Stoggy T's new music
Stoggy was scheduled to release a six-song EP in mid-March. shallow. In an interview with solemn podcast The veteran rapper made a distinction between albums and EPs.
“For me, it always means that an album… you throw everything in the kitchen sink. And a mixtape, because it's hip-hop, it's always like going back to basics… hiring a producer Just let me vent. [rap]. It's more like “Let's show off our abilities” than “Who is it for?” ”
In the interview, the rapper talked about the challenges of changing his name from Tumi (when he fronted the ensemble Tumi and the Volume) to Stoggy T.
“You guys, T was like I lost my mind. I was being called all kinds of fake Rick Ross, all kinds of names.”
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