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
by Jacob Katumusiime Reeling over a perturbed stream of consciousness, guided by a sharp-eyed omniscient narrator, Barbara Mhangami’s ‘The Edge’ rolls you along the secretive life of an African writerly family living in . The Edge is a short story that like a lens, focuses on an African couple faced by childlessness and infidelity. Rati … More Mhangami explores living life on The Edge
1. What inspired your award winning story, Lost Futures Or: A Guide to Losing Love? I think I had been wanting to write about love – and my experiences of and around it – for a long time, but wasn’t quite sure how to do it. The marriage of my romantic partner, and the end of … More Y. D Tetteh reminisces about winning 2016 Koffi Addo Prize for Nonfiction
The Writivism Prizes 