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Black Letter Media announces judges for short story competition

James Murua May 29, 2017 1 Comment Black Letter Media Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire Kgauhelo Dube Long Live the Short Story!Sabata-mpho Mokae The Short Story is Dead

Black Letter Media have announced the judges for their The Short Story is Dead, Long Live the Short Story! competition. They are Kgauhelo Dube, Bwesigye…

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Festivals Uganda

A brief look back at Writivism Festival 2013 #TBT

James Murua May 14, 2015 2 Comments Beatrice Lamwaka Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire Constance Obonyo Okwiri Oduor Writivism Writivism Festival Writivism Festival 2013 Zukiswa Wanner

Its look like this year’s Writivism Festival will be the best yet. That list of guests you will meet at this festival is looking quite…

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Writivism Short Story Prize 2015 is coming

James Murua January 5, 2015 No Comments Ainehi Edoro Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire Chika Unigwe Mukoma Wa Ngugi Rachel Zadok Tendai Huchu Writivism Writivism 2015

The short story prizes are lining up with the latest one on the block being the Writivism Short Story Prize. The panel of judges for…

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Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire interviews African authors on This is Africa

James Murua November 10, 2014 No Comments A Killing in the Sun Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire Chika Unigwe Dilman Dila Emmanuel Sigauke Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Kintu London Cape Town Jo'burg Melissa Kiguwa Mukoma’s Marriage and other stories Night Dancer Novuyo Rosa Tshuma (Shadows)Reveries of Longing The Whispering Trees Yewande Omotoso (Bom Boy)Zukiswa Wanner

Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire will be familiar to readers of this blog as one of the driving forces behind the Writivism initiative. The Writivism initiative aims…

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