#writivism

African Writers and Storytellers Resident in Ghana: Apply for the Nana Kofi Addo and the Abena Korantemaa Prizes

My sister-friend Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah announced the Nana Kofi Addo Writivism Prize for non-fiction; and the Abena Korantemaa Writivism Prize for oral history on March 8th at the ‘Don’t Call Me Beautiful’ Panel discussion.  The deadline for submission for both prizes is May 20, 2016.  The prize money for each is $500. The Prizes are open to African writers who are resident in Ghana. So yes,…

2016 Writivism Short Story Prize opens for submssions

The Centre for African Cultural Excellence (CACE) has announced guidelines and submission dates for the 2016 edition of its short story prize. You must be an unpublished writer and resident in an African country to enter. The submission period is January 30 to March 31, 2016. “All entries must be in French or English”. The 2016 Judges are Tsitsi Dangarembga (Chair), Richard Ali Mutu, Sumayya Lee,…

Writivism 2016 Creative Writing Workshops Call

Class is in session in Kampala earlier this year A callout for the Writivism 2016 workshops to be held next year in five different African cities was announced at the Storymoja Festival on Friday 19th September 2015. That’s right ladies and gentlemen, if you think that you have got what it takes to hack it in the writing game then this is your chance. This year the workshops will be done in not…

Shake up as Writivism has gets new coordinators

In: Peter Kagayi Writivism, the movement aimed at bringing the writing game to the centre of the African narrative largely based in Kampala has a new team running things. They announced the new team yesterday but I was busy following deadline day on the English Premier League and therefore did nothing much. Yes, my Arsenal didn’t buy anyone to beat the deadline :'( So to the new changes at…

Writivism Festival 2015: Images from the festival

Okwiri Oduor, Richard Ali and Ndinda Kioko With the festival over its only fair that I share images that I captured with my trusty phone. Here you go. Dami Ajayi and Onyeka The possum should be adopted as the festival mascot! Let them eat Rolex Listening to a panel. Ukamaka, Nana, Jackie and Moses African Women’s Bedrooms: Nana and Pauline Non fiction: Michela Wrong and Mathilda Edwards Tsitsi…

Writivism Festival 2015: Thanks to the organisers

The Writivism Team: We Salute You Writivism Festival 2015 came and left and impacted so many people. It had its good parts and its not so good. The good was amazing with some of the best panels, master classes and keynote addresses you can find anywhere on the African continent where literature is concerned. The not so good included confusion that sometimes reigned, the issues with venues strewn…