By Anne-Marie Nabuguzi Kiwanuka i On the second day of May 2015, I received an email that started thus: “Greetings, I am excited to inform you that your application to serve as staff blogger at the Writivism Festival has been accepted…” The news made me feel great for it was the first application I’d ever … More The Painful Experience behind the Scenes at #Writivism2015
By Sydney Mugerwa I have a confession to make. Reading A Poetic Duet was frankly an arduous task for me, but not for the reasons you might think. This poetry delight bundled into a book is the work of two household names in Uganda’s literosphere. Jane Okot p’Bitek Langoya and Sophie Bamwoyeraki are daughters of … More The Western structured aesthetic meets the unfettered African style in A Poetic Duet
The festival month starts today. This means that we have only 21 days to the seven-day literary and cultural extravaganza in Kampala. In our short Q & As with previous and current staff, we are featuring Shari Hammond, who was the festival coordinator in 2014. She told us a few things about his involvement. 1. … More Festival Take Five : Shari Hammond
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
The Writivism Prizes 