For other Glenna Luschei awards, see Prairie Schooner.

The Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry is an annual award for a collection of poetry by an African writer. It is the only pan-African prize for a single collection of poetry.[1] It is named for the poet and literary philanthropist Glenna Luschei and is managed by the African Poetry Book Fund. Previous winners include Chijioke Amu-Nnadi, Kobus Moolman, Juliane Okot Bitek, and Koleka Putuma.

History

The prize was established in 2014.[2][3] It is named for and funded by the poet and literary philanthropist Glenna Luschei, who also endowed awards and the editorship at the literary journal Prairie Schooner.[2][4][5] The prize is administered by the African Poetry Book Fund, under its founding editor Kwame Dawes, in partnership with Prairie Schooner at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.[1][2][6][7]

The prize is open to collections by poets born in Africa, or who are nationals and residents of an African country, or whose parents are African.[1] The collection must be 48 pages or more and must be written in English or published in an English translation.[1]

The prize is judged by a single writer each year. Judges have included Chris Abani, Bernadine Evaristo, Aracelis Girmay, and John Keene. Initially, the prize was $5000.[3][8] Currently, it stands at $1000.[1][9][10][11]

Winners

Year Author Title Judge Ref
2014 Chijioke Amu-Nnadi through the window of a sandcastle Chris Abani [3][12]
2015 Kobus Moolman A Book of Rooms Gabeba Baderoon [13][14][15]
2016 Rethabile Masilo Waslap Matthew Shenoda [16]
2017 Juliane Okot Bitek 100 Days John Keene [17][18][19]
2018 Koleka Putuma Collective Amnesia Bernardine Evaristo [20][21][22]
2019 Mangaliso Buzani a naked bone Aracelis Girmay [23][24][25]
2020 Maneo Refiloe Mohale Everything is a Deathly Flower Phillippa Yaa de Villiers [26][27][28]
2021 Leila Chatti Deluge Chris Abani [29][30]
2022 Togara Muzanenhamo Virga Matthew Shenoda [31][32][33]
2023 Tawanda Mulalu Please Make Me Pretty, I Don't Want to Die John Keene [9][34][11][35]

References

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  3. ^ a b c "2014 Glenna Luschei Prize for through the window of a sandcastle". African Poetry Book Fund. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
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  6. ^ Dueben, Alex (8 June 2016). "Filling a vacuum". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  7. ^ Andrews, Meredith (22 February 2016). "Interview with Kwame Dawes, founder of the African Poetry Book Fund". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
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  10. ^ "Glenna Luschei Prize". APVA. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  11. ^ a b "2023 Luchei Prize for African Poetry Awarded to Tawanda Mulalu". African Poetry Book Fund. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Nigerian poet wins inaugural Glenna Luschei Prize". University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  13. ^ Oduku, Richard Oduor (19 August 2016). "A Poet That More People Should Know: A Review of A Book of Rooms by Kobus Moolman". Wawa Book Review. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
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  23. ^ Masinga, Nkateko (7 August 2020). "Poetry as a discipline advised by nature: a dialogue with Mangaliso Buzani". Africa in Dialogue. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
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  25. ^ Keboge, Iminza (19 April 2020). "Winner of all Africa prize for poetry announced". artmatters.info. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  26. ^ "Maneo Mohale wins the 2020 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry". uHlanga Press. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  27. ^ "Maneo Refiloe Mohale is Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry 2020 winner". Writing Africa. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  28. ^ Malec, Jennifer (24 June 2021). "South African poet Maneo Refiloe Mohale wins Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry". Johannesburg Review of Books. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  29. ^ "Leila Chatti Wins Luschei Prize for African Poetry". Open Country Mag. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  30. ^ "Leila Chatti of the University of Wisconsin Awarded the 2021 Luschei Prize for African Poetry". Women in Academia Report. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
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  32. ^ "Luschei Prize for African Poetry awarded to Togara Muzanenhamo". African Poetry Book Fund. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  33. ^ Ibiale, Hope (28 February 2023). "Togara Muzanenhamo Wins 2022 Luschei Prize for African Poetry". afrocritik. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  34. ^ "Mulalu named 2023 winner of Luschei Prize for African Poetry". University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  35. ^ "Mandela University's Linda Mostert finalist for international African Poetry Prize". Nelson Mandela University. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
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