We are pleased to announce the longlist for both the 2021 African Writers Awards (AWA) and the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature. As is our tradition, all entries for the AWA were judged anonymously. Special thanks go to the panel of judges; Nahida Esmail (Tanzania), Gankhanani Moffat Moyo (Zambia), Sabah Carrim (Mauritius), Nabilah Usman (Nigeria), Comfort Nyati, SDB (Zimbabwe), Temani Nkalolang (Botswana), Halieo Motanyane (Lesotho) and Namse Udosen (Nigeria).