Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry explained

Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetry
Reward:	$10,000
Year:	1989
Year2:	2018
Holder:	Senegal Amadou Lamine Sall
Presenter:	Assilah city's Forum
Country:	Morocco

The Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry, established in 1989, rewards a writer who is distinguished by an innovative poetic work, of high artistic value. The prize is named after Congolese writer Tchicaya U Tam'si (1931–1988).

It was created during the Assilah city's Forum (Morocco), on the initiative of Muhammad Benaissa, former Moroccan Minister of Culture and current Mayor of Assilah. The prize is generally awarded in August, during the international and cultural moussem (festival) of Assilah.

Alioune Badara Beye chaired the jury of the 2014 edition.^[1]

Winners

• 1989 : Edouard Maunick (Mauritius)^[2]
• 1990 : Jean-Luc Raharimanana (Madagascar)
• 1991 : René Depestre (Haiti)^[2]
• 1993 : Mazisi Kunene (South Africa)^[2]
• 1996 : Ahmed Abdel Muti Hijazi (or Mo'ti Higazi) (Egypt)^[2]
• 1999 : Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard (Congo-Brazzaville)^[2]
• 2001 : Vera Duarte (Cape Verde)^[3]
• 2004 : Abdelkarim Tabbal (Morocco)^[2]
• 2008 : Niyi Osundare (Nigeria)^[4]
• 2011 : Fama Diagne Sène (Senegal) and Mehdi Akhrif (Morocco)^[5]
• 2014 : Josué Guébo (Côte d'Ivoire) for Think of Lampedusa.^[6]
• 2018 : Amadou Lamine Sall (Senegal).

External links

• African Book Awards Database
• Vera Duarte wins African poetry award
• Osundare and the Tchicaya U’Tamsi Award
• (fr) 2011 Winners
• (fr) Josué Guébo, lauréat du Prix Tchicaya U Tamsi 2014

Notes and References

1. (fr) Web site: Cisse . Alassane. Poésie : Lancement à Dakar du Prix Tchikaya U Tam'si . xibaaru.com . 14 March 2014 .
2. Web site: University. Bloomington . African Book Awards Database . .indiana.edu . 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113606/https://www.indiana.edu/~libsalc/africa/scripts/awards1.php?award=13. 2014-08-26. dead.
3. Web site: Panapress. lson. Vera Duarte wins African poetry award . Panapress. 17 August 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140825010101/http://www.panapress.com/Vera%2DDuarte%2Dwins%2DAfrican%2Dpoetry%2Daward%2D%2D13%2D550028%2D17%2Dlang2%2Dindex.html. 25 August 2014 . dead .
4. Web site: Nana . Walter Wilson. Prof. Osundare Wins Continent's Most Prestigious Poetry Award . AllAfrica. 8 August 2008 .
5. (fr) Web site: Alm. Assilah : Mehdi Akhrif et Fama Diagne Sène obtiennent le Prix Tchicaya U Tam'si. aujourdhui.ma. 18 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140825010101/http://www.aujourdhui.ma/une/regions/assilah%2Dmehdi%2Dakhrif%2Det%2Dfama%2Ddiagne%2Dsene%2Dobtiennent%2Dle%2Dprix%2Dtchicaya%2Du%2Dtam%2Dsi%2D78205#.U_sNgcUhAu0. 25 August 2014 . dead .
6. Web site: Le Matin (Maroc) . L'Ivoirien Josué Guébo remporte à Assilah l'édition 2014 . www.lematin.ma . 17 August 2014 .