The campaign questioned the disparity in book advances between black authors and their white peers. “Many publishers clearly have the funds to pay Black authors more money, so they should pay Black authors more money,” she said. This results in renown African writers ‘running’ to the west whenever they get opportunities to create literary careers. Awarded annually, the scholarship is given to four or five African writers in order to allow the scholars time to produce first drafts of completed novels. ‘‘Book sales, appearance fees, coaching other writers, book reviews and ghost writing are great ways to supplement royalties,’’ he concludes.

Source: Daily Nation June 13, 2020 21:11 UTC