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2015 Writivism Creative Writing Workshop Selected Writers

November 21, 2014

November 21, 2014 Ake Arts and Book Festival Abeokuta, Nigeria Since September 21, 2014, we have been receiving applications from emerging writers from allover the continent for our 2015 workshops. We are excited to announce that from the numerous applicants (over a hundred), our workshop facilitators have selected about fifty who shall attend workshops in … More 2015 Writivism Creative Writing Workshop Selected Writers

2015 Writivism Mentors

October 30, 2014

The Writivism programme is excited to unveil all the thirty two established African writers who shall participate in the 2015 mentoring component of the programme. We are extremely grateful to the mentors for donating their time to guide emerging African writers, who shall be picked from our 2015 workshops cohort. The workshops shall be held … More 2015 Writivism Mentors

2015 Writivism Creative Writing Workshops: Call for Applications

September 21, 2014

21st, September, 2014 National Museum of Kenya: The Storymoja Hay Festival 15:00 hours, East African Time. The Writivism 2015 workshops will be held on various dates in January 2015 in five different African cities. The three-day non-residential workshops are planned for Lagos, Gaborone, Kampala, Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg. Applicants will attend workshops in the … More 2015 Writivism Creative Writing Workshops: Call for Applications

Saaleha Idrees Bamjee’s Out of the Blue wins the 2014 Writivism Short Story Prize

June 25, 2014

Saturday 21st June 2014 Below are the winners of the Writivism Short Story Prize 2014. Overall winner: Saaleha Idrees Bamjee, Out of the Blue 1st Runner up: Saaleha Bhamjee, Lunatic 2nd Runner up: Ngasa Wise Nzikie, Devils Regional Winner, Eastern Africa: Ssekandi Ronald Sseguja, Walls and Borders Regional Winner, Westerm Africa: Kelechi Njoku, Survived By … More Saaleha Idrees Bamjee’s Out of the Blue wins the 2014 Writivism Short Story Prize