Focus on The Etisalat Prize for Literature, Commonwealth Short Story Prize and The Africa39 Project
The emergence of literary prizes and writing contests for African writers in the past decade has boosted the creative energies of writers and propelled the winners to international stardom. The winning books are guaranteed high sales, and the financial benefits for the writer is assured. Is this true for all the winning writers?
Panelists: Chinelo Okparanta (Nigeria/USA), Jackee Budesta Batanda (Uganda), Glaydah Namukasa (Uganda), Emma D’Costa (Commonwealth Writers (UK), and chair: Juliane Okot Bitek (Uganda/Canada).
Session two, morning to afternoon: The MFA Experience: What Writers Can Learn
Provocateur, Prof. Zakes Mda, and Moderator, Dr. Charles Mulekwa
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