By Sydney Mugerwa Originally published at She Made Me Do It. Let the Games Begin! And May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor ~Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games What better quote to kick start the ever colourful Writivism Festival than the Hunger Games. The 5 shortlisted Writivism Short Story Prize contestants travelling from as … More You will feel at home at #Writivism2016
By Kirabo Byabashaija (Published originally at My Wandering Journey) I’ve often been irked by the incessant need to portray one sided stories. This is often done by some western media outlets in an effort to grab that sexy headline. Some of our own media houses have been accused of this as well. As a result of this, … More Which side of the fence shall we sit on? #Writivism2016 Day 1
By Sydney Mugerwa Before I delve into the review, allow me write a bit of a backstory into the meaning behind the words in Juliane’s spectacular poetry collection titled 100 Days. One of the worst failings of humanity, the Rwanda Genocide took place between April and July 1994, a period of 100 days. When the … More Juliane Bitek’s 100 Days: When terrible events produce literary beauty
By Kirabo Byabashaija (Published originally at My Wandering Journey) With the back of her hand on her lips, she tries to suppress a smile. She finds that this is a little hard to do, as the corners of her lips are being pretty persistent. Her eyes gaze off, outside the window, past the palm trees on … More Kirabo’s First Writivism
The Writivism Prizes 