By Jennifer Chinenye Emelife It is a month to the #Writivism2016 festival. As we look forward to hosting readers, writers, publishers, academics and other players in the literary sector, we present short Q & As with previous and current festival staff. Today’s interview is with Eileen Lynette Ninsiima, who joined us as a communications volunteer in … More Festival Take Five : Eileen Lynette Ninsiima
Donald Molosi is a brilliant playwright. What better way to learn about Botswana than by reading a play? The last time I read a play set in Africa was Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again, back in high school. Reading We Are All Blue was refreshing and I learned a GREAT deal about Botswana from … More Donald Molosi writes Botswana’s and Africa’s History in debut collection of plays
It is a few weeks to the #Writivism2016 festival. Ahead of the seven-day set of events, we would like to introduce our team to you, from the past and the present. This week we feature Sumayya Lee, novelist, mentor, judge, editor and most recently editorial and programmes liaison for the Writivism project. Sumayya is one … More Five Things You Did Not Know About : Sumayya Lee
I love poetry. Heaven knows, I do but I was not ready for this book. Okay, I’m getting ahead of myself. The Headline That Morning is Peter Kagayi’s first poetry collection. Any Ugandan literature enthusiast knows Kagayi has been at his craft for as long as I can remember. [Personal story coming through. Because don’t … More Kagayi’s Poetry is good for the intellect
The Writivism Prizes 