By Gloria Kiconco When Lawino abuses Ocol, my ears burn and I hope her discerning eyes cannot see through the thin sheet of education I cover myself with. Her attacks in verse chronicle my one-sided romance with whiteness. Her buzzing anger is what I swallow whenever my head cranes to see which fair-skinned face has … More Required Reading: Reflections on Lawino’s Ocol 50 Years Later
By Mamadou Diallo African Francophone literature seems to me so much less vibrant these days and less favourable for emerging new voices than its Anglophone counterpart. In 2015, much like in 2014, most of the fiction works I read were published in English speaking Africa. However, I interrupted my unpatriotic escapades out of the Francophonie … More Seven Outstanding 2015 Books of African Francophone Fiction
The Writivism Short Story Prize is an annual award for emerging African writers administered by the Center for African Cultural Excellence (CACE). Entrants must be unpublished writers, resident in an African country. One is deemed published if they have a book of their own. Any questions of eligibility shall be resolved by the CACE administration … More 2016 Writivism Short Story Prize Guidelines (CLOSED)
We are a month late into 2016. We have been working tirelessly on our expanded programme to ensure that our delivery is better than in past years. In the new year, we shall engage African writing in French, and shall involve emerging writers from the Caribbean in our activities. As you read this, we have … More 2016: Writivism is Restoring Connections
The Writivism Prizes 