2016 Okot P’Bitek Prize for Poetry in Translation Guidelines (CLOSED)

The Okot P’Bitek Prize for Poetry in Translation is a one-off award for emerging African poets administered by the Centre for African Cultural Excellence (CACE) to celebrate fifty years since the publication of Okot P’Bitek’s Song of Lawino. The prize aims to award poets who write originally in an African indigenous language and translate their … More 2016 Okot P’Bitek Prize for Poetry in Translation Guidelines (CLOSED)

Bakwa Magazine to publish Writivism stories

Next month, Bakwa Magazine will publish stories (flash fiction) written at our workshops held in French in the Central and West African cities of Dakar, Kinshasa and Abidjan. This collaboration aims at connecting emerging writers to African publishing platforms. The workshops were facilitated by Richard Ali A Mutu, Edwige Dro, Yehni Djidji, Mamadou Diallo and … More Bakwa Magazine to publish Writivism stories

How to Find Out If You Need a Vibration – Or Vibrator to Write

By Jennifer Emelife Chinenye  I was in the staff room working on my pupils’ lesson notes when it occurred to me that I hadn’t checked my email in two days. My Android tablet had issues so I wasn’t getting email notifications. Putting away my lesson books, I switched on my laptop and looked through my … More How to Find Out If You Need a Vibration – Or Vibrator to Write

We are HIRING: Accounts and Editorial Assistants needed (CLOSED)

The Centre for African Cultural Excellence is looking for an Accounts Assistant and an Editorial Assistant to start work on April 18, 2016. If you are interested in any of the two positions, send a cover letter, curriculum vitae and personal statement by attachment to cace.director@gmail.com. addressed to Mr. Kyomuhendo A Ateenyi latest April 11, 2016. We are a young ambitious … More We are HIRING: Accounts and Editorial Assistants needed (CLOSED)