“Gatherings like these help us to know each other and keep Africa writing,” Jack Mapanje said.“We should not separate ourselves, we should not be discriminatory, and we should continue working for the good of each other.”
He said the best of writers “represent the conscience and memory of their generation,” arguing that there should be no “prescription of what a writer should write about. Let them just write and write well.” To read the rest of the article click here.
This blog was first published on Commonwealth Writers site. By Louise Umutoni, a Rwandan writer and journalist who has worked as a […]
Dear lovely writers and friends of writers
African Writers Trust will hold the third edition of its biennial Uganda International Writers Conference in Kampala, Uganda, beginning on 6th […]
Guests and participants in the 2nd AWT International Conference in Uganda visit FEMRITE offices and hold conversations about the writing process. First, […]
