Saado Cali Warsame Poetry Peace Prize call out
2014 was a horrible day in Somalia as many people lost their lives in a nation that still battles to […]
David G Maillu rocks Nairobi folks
There was so much that happened in the Kenyan literary space in the last week. Jalada Africa turned two with […]
Calling all writers in Botswana! (Water Flow Writer Workshop)
I recently blogged about this years anthology that Short Story Day Africa has been working on called Water. Those who […]
Abuja Literary Society hosts Dami Ajayi and Patrick Oguejiofor
The Abuja Literary Society (ALS) is an organisation that brings people who have the love of all things literary in […]
One view of the Nigerian Book International Book Festival:
The Nigerian Book International Book Festival (NIBF) happened at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos state, Nigeria from May 11 […]
Rwandan storytellers sought by Huza Press
Are you a Rwandan? Do you love telling stories? Are you pretty? If the answer to the first two is […]
Sunday Times Literary Awards 2015: The winners
Jacob Dlamini and Damon Galgut were announced as the winners of this year’s Sunday Times Literary Awards at a gala […]
Thando Mgqolozana story to be read at Long Story Short event
The fourth in the series of public readings that is the #longstorySHORT project that we love so much will be […]
Writivism Festival 2015: Images from the festival
With the festival over its only fair that I share images that I captured with my trusty phone. Here you […]
Writivism Festival 2015: Thanks to the organisers
Writivism Festival 2015 came and left and impacted so many people. It had its good parts and its not so […]
Writivism Festival 2015 Day 5: Languages, Afrikology and a sex panel
Sunday was the final day of the Writivism Festival 2015. The day when we would be knowing the winner of […]
Writivism Festival 2015 Day 4: Politics, selling books and breaking down language barriers
Saturday in Kampala, Uganda saw the African writing community in the form of Writivism Festival 2015 converging at the city’s […]
Writivism Festival 2015 Day 3: Oil and bunked panels
So what did you do on Friday? Well many people work sluggishly all day then at closing they will flee […]
Donald Molosi’s moving Philly Lutaaya play #WritivismFestival2015
Ugandan superstar singer Philly Lutaaya was introduced to many of us in a documentary Alone in which he shares his […]
Harriet Anena’s A Nation in Labour launches at Writivism Festival 2015
Communications professional Harriet Anena launched her poetry collectionA Nation in Labour at the National Theatre in Kampala at the Writivism […]