Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi alongside seven other writers, is the recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize 2018. The prize worth $165,000 USD / £118,775 GBP to the…
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Controversy ensues as Writivism celebrates fifth year in Gulu, Uganda
Writivism which is celebrating five years hosted a reading in Gulu, Uganda after a workshop featuring young writers from Northern Uganda. The events in Gulu…
View More Controversy ensues as Writivism celebrates fifth year in Gulu, UgandaMeet the mentors of Writivism 2017
Writivism has unveiled its mentors for 2017. Those mentoring in English will be, Chuma Nwokolo, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Dami Ajayi, Yewande Omotoso, Tiah Beautement, Tendai…
View More Meet the mentors of Writivism 2017The Storymoja Festival 2015 is here!
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…
View More The Storymoja Festival 2015 is here!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 National Theatre for a series…
View More Writivism Festival 2015 Day 4: Politics, selling books and breaking down language barriersBwesigye Bwa Mwesigire interviews African authors on This is Africa
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…
View More Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire interviews African authors on This is AfricaTwo Kenyans on announced Kwani Manuscript prize short list
The Kwani Trust was started a over decade ago to ensure that literature from this part of the world grew. Their latest attempt at this…
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