September 23, 2016 Storymoja Ghana Festival Accra, Ghana I am pleased to announce “Lost Futures Or: A Guide to Losing Love” by S.Y. Tetteh as the 2016 Kofi Addo Prize winner. It is a piece that yanks you in with its memorable voice and well-crafted prose, and holds you tight with an open, multi-layered, haunting tale … More S. Y. Tetteh Wins First Kofi Addo Writivism Prize for Non Fiction
Kirabo Byabashaija has been enjoying Oduor Jagero’s The Ghosts of 1894 too much. In the review, published as part of the 2016 Africa Reading Challenge, she says: This gripping thriller will hook it’s unrelenting claws into you and keep you turning her pages. There are some tiny details that did often wake me from my reverie, like … More Is Kabale more Rural than Busia?
By Tricia Twasiima I was asked to describe what it felt like to be at Writivism. I struggled with the answer for a bit to be honest, how do you put so many feelings into a few words? Attending Writivism for me, each year feels like; home. Writivism for me is home for many reasons, … More Writivism Feels Like Home
The winner of the 4th Annual Writivism Short Story Prize has just been announced at a ceremony held in Kampala, Uganda. The announcement crowns the end of yet another Writivism festival. There were five shortlisted stories on which the judges felt the following: The List by Joseph Aito is an entertaining story that examines a love … More 4th Annual Writivism Short Story Prize Winner Announced
The Writivism Prizes 