Congratulations to #UniversityofGuelph CWMFA alum #JedidiahMugarura on winning the 2025 #SillermanFirstBookPrizeforAfricanPoets for their collection #NYAMUTEZA! The prize includes $1000 USD and publication through University of Nebraska Press. 📚✨
Photo from @africanpoetrybookfund.
Photo from @africanpoetrybookfund.
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September 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Congratulations to #UniversityofGuelph CWMFA alum #JedidiahMugarura on winning the 2025 #SillermanFirstBookPrizeforAfricanPoets for their collection #NYAMUTEZA! The prize includes $1000 USD and publication through University of Nebraska Press. 📚✨
Photo from @africanpoetrybookfund.
Photo from @africanpoetrybookfund.