Call for Applications: Arts Management and Literary Activism Workshop at the 5th Annual Writivism Festival 17-20 August 2017 Kampala, Uganda Deadline: 30 June 2017 Have you set up or are you thinking of setting up a new platform that publishes or brings new audiences to African literature? Would you like to exchange ideas and practical advice on … More 2017 AMLA Workshop: Call for Applications
The writers of the long listed stories for the second Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Non Fiction are: Emmanuel Yew Sekyere was born on December 14, 1989 at South Suntreso, Kumasi, Ghana. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science from KNUST. He is a talented writer, graphic designer and singer, and he is passionate … More THE 2017 KOFFI ADDO PRIZE FOR CREATIVE NONFICTION LONG LIST
We are excited to announce twenty writers whose stories have been selected by our five member panel of judges comprising Sumayya Lee, Haruna Ayesha Attah, Emmanuel Sigauke, Edwige Dro and chaired by Helon Habila as the 2017 Writivism Short Story Prize long list: Ollier Lemvo Dondedieu Richtel was born on 16th March 1995 in Brazaville, … More THE 2017 WRITIVISM SHORT STORY PRIZE LONG LIST
by Elizabeth Tendo Bisikwa ‘’ To be important is an awful existence. It is a trap and most of us, me in particular, walk into it with blind enthusiasm.’’ Pg 125 At first glance, I placed ‘Unimportance’ onto the list of books with peculiar covers. The stage with drawn curtains overlooking an auditorium with red … More Integrity vs. Status: A review of Unimportance
The Writivism Prizes 