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Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa is a pan-African writing prize awarded biennially. It was established by The Lumina Foundation in 2005 in honour of Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in literature Wole Soyinka. The prize is awarded every other year to an African writer and the winner receives $20000. Entries must be written in English or French. Books that have won other prizes are ineligible.