Cassava Republic Press Becomes the First African-Owned, Black and Woman-Led Independent Press to Land on the Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist in the Award’s Thirty-Year History
The 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist is out, and it has delivered a moment that African literature will want to remember. Marcia Hutchinson’s The Mercy Step, published by Cassava Republic Press, has made the cut, one of six novels selected from what was already a strong longlist! The shortlist, announced by chair of judges […]
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The 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist is out, and it has delivered a moment that African literature will want to remember. Marcia Hutchinson’s The Mercy Step, published by Cassava Republic Press, has made the cut, one of six novels selected from what was already a strong longlist! The shortlist, announced by chair of judges […]
