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African Literary Festivals Education Nigeria Uganda

Writivism Workshop 2016 participants announced at Ake Festival #AkeFest205

James Murua November 21, 2015 1 Comment Adeola Opeyemi Aisha Nelson Ake Festival Ake Festival 2015 Attillah Springer Awah Leonide Azah Billie Adwoa McTernan Brunelle Wanzire Charles King Dennis Omolo Diane Bajika Eboka Chukwudi Peter EC Osondu Edwige Dro. Richard Ali-Mutu Frances Ogamba Guy Muyembe Hassan Gary Musa Jane Kalu Jean-Fraterne Ruyange Jennifer Chinenye Emelife Joel Benjamin Ntwatwa Jonathan Kalala Kahindo Lukando Annie Karen Mukwasi Keziah Elaine Ayikoru Koné Raissa Kwabena Agyare Yeboah Mamadou Diallo Mamadou Lamine Diop Dame Margaret Muthee Matthi Kayaya Merdi Muintshe Mohamadou Fadel Diop Mohamed Diaby Mwinda Deborah Naamala Brighton Samson Ndi Charles Oroni Tendera Pemi Aguda Peter Nwabunwanne Akparanta Precious Maliwa Sandra Afriyie Nartey Sitawa Namwalie Sue ANIQUE Tossa Senerap Vivian Ogbonna Wanjiku Mungai Winnie Ivy Cherop Kirui Wivine Syaghuswa Writivism Writivism 2016 Wrtivism Workshops Yewande Omotoso Zahara Tunda

The young writers who will be taking part in the Writivism workshops in fiction, non-fiction and poetry were announced on Friday afternoon at the Ake…

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African Literary Festivals Ghana Kenya Nigeria Uganda

Writivism Festival 2015 Day 5: Languages, Afrikology and a sex panel

James Murua June 26, 2015 No Comments Aaron Bady Adeola Opeyemi Bernard Tabaire Daniel Ronald Ruhweza Dayo Ntwari Jane Kalu Karen Mukwasi Moses Kilolo Mukoma Wa Ngugi Pemi Aguda Prof Babuuzibwa Luutu Mukasa Tsitsi Dangarembga

Sunday was the final day of the Writivism Festival 2015. The day when we would be knowing the winner of this year’s Short Story Prize…

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African Literary Festivals Awards Nigeria Uganda

Pemi Aguda Wins 2015 Writivism Short Story Prize 2015

James Murua June 24, 2015 4 Comments Adeola Opeyemi Chijioke Amu-nnadi Ndinda Kioko Okwiri Oduor Pemi Aguda Rachel Zadok Tsitsi Dangarembga Writivism Writivism Festival Writivism Festival 2015 Zukiswa Wanner

Nigeria writer Pemi Aguda is the winner of the Writivism Short Story 2015 for her story, Caterer, Caterer. The writer was announced at a ceremony…

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Awards Fiction Nigeria Rwanda South Africa Uganda

The Writivism Short Story Prize Shortlist 2015 out

James Murua June 1, 2015 1 Comment Adeola Opeyemi Ainehi Edoro Being a Man Caterer Chika Unigwe Dayo Adewunmi Ntwari Devil’s Village Dream Mukoma Wa Ngugi Nnedinma Jane Kalu Pemi Aguda Rachel Zadok Saaleha Bhamjee Social Studies Tendai Huchu Writivism Writivism Short Story Prize Writivism Short Story Prize 2015

The short list for the Writivism Short Story Competition 2015 has been announced by Chika Unigwe the chair of the judging panel. She was helped…

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Awards Botswana Fiction Kenya Malawi Nigeria Rwanda South Africa Tanzania

The Writivism Short Story Prize 2015 Longlist

James Murua May 25, 2015 No Comments Adeola Opeyemi Ainehi Edoro Anthea Paelo Ceris Dien Dayo Adewunmi Ntwari Emmanuel Sigauke Erica Sugo Anyadike Hassan Higenyi Kagure Mugo Lineo Segoete Mukoma Wa Ngugi Muthi Bentley David Nhlema Nnedinma Jane Kalu Oyebisi Dairo Patricia Egessa Pemi Aguda Priscillar Matara Rachel Zadok Saaleha Bhamjee Saaleha Idrees Bamjee Sima Mittal Sneha Shibu Sumayya Lee Tendai Huchu Vivian Ogbonna Walter Ude Writivism Writivism Short Story Prize Writivism Short Story Prize 2015

The long list for the 2015 Writivism Short Story Prize, selected from a record 277 entries, was announced last Friday afternoon. The panel of judges…

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