Writers Sangare Okapi, in the Poetry category, and Eduardo Quive, in Prose, are the winners of the fourth edition of the Mia Couto Literary Award (Prémio Literário Mia Couto), the jury announced yesterday in Beira. Sangare Okapi was distinguished for his work “Utse”, while Eduardo Quive won the Prose category with “Mutiladas”.
The two writers were part of the list of ten finalists selected by the jury from 63 submissions, comprising 34 poetry works and 29 prose entries. Each winner receives a cash prize of 400,000 meticais ($6,280 USD).
The Mia Couto Literary Award is organized by Cornelder de Moçambique in partnership with the Kulemba Association (Associação Kulemba), aiming to recognize and encourage Mozambican literary production.
