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Short Story Day Africa Prize 2017 longlist announced

The Short Story Africa Prize 2017 has announced the 21 Africans making the cut for one of the continent’s most respected literary prizes. Short Story…

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Babishai Niwe Poetry Festival 2016 to make Kampala splash

James Murua August 24, 2016 No Comments Aggie Kabarungi Babishai Niwe Poetry Festival Babishai Niwe Poetry Festival 2016 Beverley Nambozo Duduzile Masaba Fahima Kimbugwe Harriet Anena Hilda Twongyeirwe Jama Musse James Murua Joel Ntwatwa Jordey Lonyo L-Ness the Lioness Lekpele Nyamalon Lillian Aujo Magunga Williams Maipelo Zambane Moses Kilolo Nakisanze Segawa Ngartia Okot P’bitek’s Oswald Okaitei Piankhi Rap Poet Roshan Karmali Sammy Wetala Thato Molosi Wetala (Uganda)

The Babishai Niwe Poetry Festival 2016, founded by Beverley Nambozo, will be making a Kampala splash as poets and other performers land in the Ugandan…

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The Storymoja Festival 2015 is here!

James Murua September 16, 2015 No Comments A Nation In Labour Aleya Kassam Boniface Mwangi Ciku Kimeria Dami Ajayi Dominic Otiang’a Donald Molosi Dr Auma Obama Enock Onkoba Goretti Kyomuhendo Hargeysa International Book Fair Harriet Anena Ivor Agyeman-Duah Jama Musse Jama Jeff Koinange Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Kagayi Peter Karungari Mutu Khulekani Magubane Lizzy Attree Michela Wrong Namwali Serpell Ogochukwu Promise Tsitsi Dangarembga Wanjira Maathai Writivism

The Storymoja Festival 2015 is here ladies and gentlemen! The hype and the tweets and the Facebook statuses and Instagram posts and the planning has…

Book Launches Cote D'Ivoire Festivals Kenya Nigeria Uganda

Writivism Festival 2015 Day 4: Politics, selling books and breaking down language barriers

James Murua June 25, 2015 2 Comments Chijoke Amu-nnadi Christopher Conte Ciku Kimeria Dami Ajayi Daniel Kalinaki Edwige Dro Flora Aduk Harriet Anena Hilda Twongyeirwe Jagero Oduor Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi John Nagenda Lydia Namubiru Michael Afenfia Nakisanze Segawa Ndinda Kioko Onyeka Nwelue Peace Kyamureku Richard Ali Saddiq Dzukogi Sara Bruya Sophie Bamwoyeraki Writivism Writivism Festival Writivism Festival 2015

Saturday in Kampala, Uganda saw the African writing community in the form of Writivism Festival 2015 converging at the city’s National Theatre for a series…

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Harriet Anena’s A Nation in Labour launches at Writivism Festival 2015

James Murua June 24, 2015 1 Comment Chijioke Amu-nnadi Harriet Anena Jagero Oduor Prof Laban Erapu Rachel Zadok Tsitsi Dangarembga Writivism Writivism Festival Writivism Festival 2015

Communications professional Harriet Anena launched her poetry collectionA Nation in Labour at the National Theatre in Kampala at the Writivism Festival 2015 on Saturday afternoon.…

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Anthologies Galore: Kut, Sarabi, Ankara

James Murua May 29, 2015 1 Comment Ankara Press Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva Harriet Anena Jackee Batanda Juliane Okot Bitek Kevin Orato Kut Kyanisimire Oroni Nansubuga Makumbi Noo Saro Wiwa Ogero Oscar Richard Oduor Oduku Sahro Ahmed Koshin Saraba Magazine Tolu Popoola

An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. Lets talk anthologies today; the ones that are newly out and the ones…