I recently participated in the AWT Professional Training workshop for Creative Writers in Kampala on the 9th and 10th of September 2019. The workshop, facilitated by novelist and distinguished professor of Creative Writing, Okey Ndibe was excellent; similar to the AWT: Uganda International Writers Conference in May 2019, which I […]
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African Writers Trust is planning a Professional Training Workshop for Creative Writers under the topic: Mastering the Challenges of Fiction to be held at the Fairway Hotel, Kampala-Uganda from 9th -10th September 2019. The workshop will be led by novelist and distinguished professor of creative writing Okey Ndibe https://okeyndibe.com/ . The […]
I’ve probably written or talked about my writing story more than I can count. And at the core of the story is a sentence. Every time I think about it, exhilaration sparks even if for a brief moment. “if something is for you, you can’t run away from it”. That’s […]
Uganda International Writers Conference. An exhilarating experience. Uganda’s own Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi started the three day event off with a debut of her short story collection ‘Manchester Happened.’ Reminding us all that a life away from home is not as glamorous as it seems and these experiences need to be […]
There’s something that happens to you when you are in the presence of like-minded people. Hearing them share their experiences, struggles and triumphs does so much for your inspiration meter. This is what it was like for me at the 4th edition of the Uganda International Writers Conference in Kampala. […]
The Uganda International Writers Conference was held from 15th-17th May 2019 at Fairway hotel, Kampala-Uganda under the theme :“The Right To Write: Self ,Identity and the contextualisation of Africa.” The conference attracted more than 100 delegates comprising writers, poets, bloggers, playwrights, publishing professionals, critics, academics, journalists and book enthusiasts from Africa and […]
This panel discussion was moderated by Bethlehem Negash, a writer based in Ethiopia, itself a zone of silence because of language barriers. Bethlehem spoke to Corneli van den Berg; NN Dzenchuo and Abu Amirah. Corneli coordinates an annual literature festival- Vrystaat Arts Festival, held in Bloemfontein, South Africa, concurrently with the […]
What began as a study into the workings of the casino world quickly spiral Sandra into an abyss of addiction and end up as her memoir. A Professor of literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she spoke to us about self-care while writing a memoir. She became a mother at […]
Harriet Anena, Lulu Jemimah and Bernard Ewalu Olupot are the three panelists representing the new age writers who interact with the digital world more regularly than their predecessors. Harriet Anena is an award winning poet; Lulu Jemimah is a journalist who hit internet fame when she married herself; and Bernard, […]
Jackie Kay takes you on a journey as she reads an excerpt from her memoir ‘Red Dust Road.’ Published in 2010 by Picador .You are transported to a hotel room in Nigeria and her born-again father is trying to convince her to accept Christ as her saviour. You feel like […]