Category: Announcements

INTERIM STATEMENT REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF PLAGIARISM AGAINST REDSCAR MCODINDO K’OYUGI

October 11, 2016

On Saturday October 8, 2016, the Writivism management learnt with great regret, of allegations of serial plagiarism levied against the winner of the first Okot P Bitek Prize for Poetry in Translation. We strongly condemn the theft of creative ideas and attempts to profit from them. Our instant investigation reveals that two of the five … More INTERIM STATEMENT REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF PLAGIARISM AGAINST REDSCAR MCODINDO K’OYUGI

Panashe Chigumadzi to publish new book on Hair and Land

October 10, 2016

#Writivism2016 festival speaker, Panashe Chigumadzi will publish a collection of essays on hair and land in South Africa, it has emerged. This will be Panashe’s second book, after the debut novel Sweet Medicine, launched at the 2016 Writivism Festival. The news about the book was contained in her bio, accompanying an article in The New … More Panashe Chigumadzi to publish new book on Hair and Land

AFREADA to publish stories from the Writivism Prize

October 7, 2016

The African literary magazine, AFREADA will starting today Friday October 7,  2016 publish outstanding short fiction selected from the entries to the 2016 Writivism Short Story Prize. The magazine’s partnership with the Centre for African Cultural Excellence started with AFREADA’s Editor in chief, Ms. Nancy Adimora forming part of the 2016 Writivism Short Story Prize … More AFREADA to publish stories from the Writivism Prize

S. Y. Tetteh Wins First Kofi Addo Writivism Prize for Non Fiction

September 23, 2016

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