Author: cacedirector

Announcing Sahifa, a new platform for research, journalism, art and literature, with a strong focus on Eastern African stories.

October 12, 2020

On October 9, 2020; Sahifa, a new platform for research, journalism, art and literature, was launched. Sahifa is a Swahili word for blank page. The founders believe in the spirit and the possibilities of the blank page for new thought. Named after a 1930s-newsletter published and distributed in Mombasa, the term Sahifa signifies the claims … More Announcing Sahifa, a new platform for research, journalism, art and literature, with a strong focus on Eastern African stories.

500 Stories in the run for the 2019 Writivism and Koffi Addo Prizes

January 2, 2019

The Writivism Literary Initiative has received 504 stories for it’s annual prizes for short fiction and creative nonfiction by African unpublished writers. 387 stories are fiction and 117 are nonfiction. 66 writers followed the advice by the initiative to submit for both categories. “We are excited to read all the entries. There is so much … More 500 Stories in the run for the 2019 Writivism and Koffi Addo Prizes

Meet the 2019 Judges for the Writivism Short Story and Koffi Addo Nonfiction Prizes

December 5, 2018

Ugandan novelist and short story writer, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Ghanaian novelist Ayesha Harruna Attah will chair the 2019 Writivism Short Story and Koffi Addo Nonfiction prizes’ judging panels. They will be joined by Zimbabwean writer and editor, Emmanuel Sigauke and Ghanaian publisher, blogger and activist, Kinna Likimani for the short story prize as well … More Meet the 2019 Judges for the Writivism Short Story and Koffi Addo Nonfiction Prizes