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Writivism 2019 mentors

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The Writivism 2019 mentors have been announced.

James Murua March 20, 2019 No Comments Angela Kintu Rwabose Ayobami Adebayo Barbara Mhangami-Ruwende Beatrice Lamwaka Dami Ajayi JJ Bola Leye Adenle Lidudumalingani Nick Makoha Panashe Chigumadzi Rahla Xenopoulos Rotimi Babatunde Ukamaka Olisakwe Writivism Writivism 2019

The mentors for Writivism 2019 were announced by the Kampala, Uganda headquartered initiative on March 16, 2019. Writivism, the project of writing as activism, that…

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Berlin Writing in Immigration

Kenya Nigeria South Africa Uganda Zimbabwe

African writers converge for Berlin’s first African Book Festival.

James Murua May 8, 2018 2 Comments A Igoni Barrett Abdilatif Abdalla Anita Djafari Arlette-Louise Ndakoze Ayobami Adebayo Bernardine Evaristo Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Brian Chikwava Chika Unigwe Chinelo Okparanta Chris Abani Clementine Burnley Elnathan John Helon Habila Henrietta Rose-Innes InterKontinental Irenosen Okojie Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Jerry Hoffmann Jessica Horn JJ Bola Jude Dibia Lesley Nneka Arimah Leye Adenle Linda Gabriel Maroula Blades Michael Götting Minna Salami Mukoma Wa Ngugi Musa Okwonga Nick Makoha Niq Mhlongo Olumide Popoola Sarah Ladipo Manyika Sharmaine Lovegrove Yewande Omotoso Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Zukiswa Wanner

Writers from across the African continent converged on Berlin for the first African Book Festival with Chris Abani as the headliner on April 26-28, 2018.…

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