Tchicaya U Tam’si Prize for African Poetry

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The Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry was created in 1989 to honor a writer who creates poetry that is new and of high artistic quality. The prize is named after Tchicaya U Tam'si, a Congolese writer who lived from 1931 to 1988. The prize was started during the Assilah Forum in Morocco.

The Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry was created in 1989 to honor a writer who creates poetry that is new and of high artistic quality. The prize is named after Tchicaya U Tam'si, a Congolese writer who lived from 1931 to 1988.

The prize was started during the Assilah Forum in Morocco. It was founded by Muhammad Benaissa, who was a former Moroccan minister of culture and is now the mayor of Assilah. The prize is usually given in August during the international and cultural festival of Assilah.

Alioune Badara Beye led the jury for the 2014 edition of the prize.

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