#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
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
By Sydney Mugerwa I always wanted to get into the mind of a writer. What soup do they stir in the kettle of their mind? From where do they purchase the condiments, those sweet smelling words, that aroma they infuse in their works. What words, what authors, do they look upon and say, that one right … More What the 2016 Writivists Read and Love
Amorphousness. Even though there was no agreement, this seemed to be the un-uttered agreement. That African literature is an amorphous affair looked at differently from varying lenses. It is a kaleidoscope of perspectives and there will likely be no agreement as long as there are more than one people interested in it. Maybe it is … More Don’t Forget the Younger People
The Writivism Prizes 