One year on, Whispers from Vera continues to soar beyond expectations! In August 2023, Goretti Kyomuhendo reissued a revamped version of the beloved novella now turned novel. The first official launch, which happened in August 2023 at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda during the closing ceremony of the 6th Mashariki Literary […]
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For some months, I have been finding it slightly hard to write. I have spoken to those close to me severally about this, citing burn-out. I have sat at my desk several times with a pen in my right hand, or fingers above my keyboard, feeling my breath thin. I […]
I have never considered myself suitable for contemporary lawyering. Those close to me have always found me to be very colourful in character, which when juxtaposed with the stereotype of what a lawyer is often considered to be comes off as a bit too loud for the age-old profession. I like to […]
Monday morning had been quite busy and the unforgiving Kampala city sunshine didn’t help either. Despite my long morning, I was looking forward to this two-day getaway- better yet, a two-day getaway for something I have been deeply passionate about for as long as I can remember. This would be […]
In early February, my homegirl Roby and I rendezvoused at Azuri Café along Moi Avenue after we buried our primary school classmate. We shivered at how fleeting life is, reminiscing our time with our departed friend, each of us wishing to have been a better friend to her. Death is a […]
by Lorraine Rukundo I saw my father’s car arrive at the parking yard of HotSpring Villas at around 5:15 pm. I was so excited that I could not help but run down the staircase of the reception building towards him and embrace him warmly. I could not stop smiling. […]
Botho Lejowa, a Motswana writer won the AWT’s 2020 Seed Fund for Emerging Publishers worth EURO 4,200 for her manuscript project, Meetings with Death. The fund was conducted under our Publishing Fellowship Programme (PFP). The specific aim of the seed fund is to facilitate the winner to produce a model […]
African Writers Trust is delighted to announce a new partnership with The International Writing Program, The University of IOWA. The International Writing Program (IWP) is a unique conduit for the world’s literatures, connecting well-established writers from around the globe, bringing international literature into classrooms, introducing American writers to other cultures […]
Author: The Hekaya Arts Initiative Book Blurb: Abdi wants to create a new tune and galvanise his dying band, find his father and, reunite with his lover. When his love is tested, Abdi follows the winds north from Kilwa to Mombasa, carrying his hopes and dreams along. He must survive heartbreak […]
In 2018, Abdulrahman `Abu Amirah’ Ndegwa, the founding editor of Hekaya Initiative, was one of the fellows selected to attend the African Writers Trust (AWT) Publishing Fellowship Programme and he was trained by Ellah P. Wakatama. After the programme, all the Fellows in the 2018 PFP programme were given the […]