Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Patrice Lawrence win Jhalak prizes for writers of colour

Makumbi wins book of the year for her novel The First Woman, while Lawrence takes inaugural children’s books prize for Eight Pieces of Silva

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi has won this year’s Jhalak prize for writers of colour with her novel The First Woman, with Patrice Lawrence winning the award’s inaugural children’s and young adult category for her “unapologetic celebration of teen culture”, Eight Pieces of Silva.

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