Are you considering submitting your short story to the #Writivism2016 prize but are not sure about something? You could send us an email at info@writivism.com to find out, but before you do that, below are answers to some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in case yours is one of them. Is a permanent resident of an … More #Writivism2016 Short Story Prize FAQs
Mamadou Diallo is a Senegalese writer and founder of RECIDIVE, an editor of Vives-Voix, one-time winner of 2015 Ake Prize for Prose and the Francophone facilitator of Writivism’s workshop on fiction and non-fiction in Dakar. He is on Writivism’s 2016 panel of judges for the Short Story Prize. In this conversation, he speaks about himself … More Writivism 2016: Interview with Mamadou Diallo
By M. Lynx Qualey Arabic literature is often seen as something that belongs to the “Middle East,” not to Africa. This sharp distinction is not just a recent invention, but an impoverishing one, and one that novelists have continually subverted. Sudanese writers like Hammour Ziada (Longing of the Dervish) or Amir Tag El-Sir (French Perfume, … More Afro-Arab Fiction in Translation: 5 Must Read Novels from 2015 and 5 to Look Forward to in 2016
Communiqué de presse : Appel à soumissions au Prix Writivism 2016 Le Center for African Cultural Excellence (CACE) annonce le Prix Writivism, un concours annuel ouvert aux écrivain(e)s en herbe africain(e)s. Le panel du jury de 2016 comprend Tsitsi Dangarembga (président), Richard Ali A Mutu, Sumayya Lee, Okwiri Oduor et Mamadou Diallo. Détails du prix: … More Prix panafricain de l’écriture
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