At the end of last month, I participated in the 24th edition of the Nairobi International Book Fair (NIBF), which was conducted from September 27th to October 1st 2023, at the Sarit Centre Expo Hall, Westlands, Nairobi. Jointly organised by Kenya Publishers Association and African Publishers Network, in collaboration with […]
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Goretti Kyomuhendo is a force in Uganda and Africa’s literary scene. She is the chief judge for this year’s AKO Caine Prize for African writing. By Desire Mbabaali More by this Author IN SUMMARY Literacy advocate. Goretti Kyomuhendo is a force in Uganda and Africa’s literary scene. She is the chief […]
For those looking from the global North, African literature is often marketed in a narrow way, comprising worthy stories of resistance, written in an uplifting and sober realist mode. Seen from the continent itself, this view has long been brushed aside by the effervescence and animation of ongoing literary experimentation […]
The Kenyan author’s story The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright is ‘the single most translated short story in the history of African writing’ Jalada Africa’s groundbreaking Translation Issue features a new story by Ngugi wa Thiong’o in 33 languages. The Pan-African writers’ collective released its latest issue, focusing […]
AWT proudly congratulates our Trustee, Leila Aboulela who has been appointed one of the judges for the 2015 CW short story prize. Each year, the Commonwealth selects five winning writers from five different Commonwealth regions. One overall winner receives £5000, and four regional winners receive £2500 each. Closing date: Entries […]
To the best of our — African Writers Trust and Shantou University — knowledge, the recent poetry workshop conducted by Mildred Barya of AWT was the first example of representatives from an African cultural organization meeting with representatives from a Chinese cultural organization in Guangdong Province, China. In fact, we’re […]
If you missed the launch of this wonderful book in Uganda, you can still read about it and rush to any of the leading bookshops in Kampala for a copy. Here’s the access to the launch article. Enjoy.
African Writers Trust is pleased to announce the first e-book by our nascent publishing division, African Writers Press: The Essential Handbook for African Creative Writers, by Goretti Kyomuhendo. Featuring also a foreword by Professor Arthur Shatto Gakwandi, Makerere University, Uganda; and an introduction by Michael Cawood Green, Northumbria University, Great […]
If there’s one thing you have to give the Commonwealth countries, its how news spreads. In Uganda, call for stories aside, there’s recognition that one of the judges for the books this year is Goretti Kyomuhendo, whose involvement and advocacy for reading and writing is a familiar story that goes […]
The 1st of November begins with Goretti Kyomuhendo, AWT director, appointed 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize judge. The call for book entries was aired on 24 October 2012, and will close on 18 December 2012 (12 noon GMT). Running concurrently is the call for Commonwealth Short Story Prize. To read more, […]