Submission deadline: Sunday, 31st July 2022 at 5 pm GMT African Writers Trust is pleased to announce the call for submissions for the fourth edition of the Manuscript Assessment Programme (MAP). The programme offers quality assessment of book manuscripts by highly experienced editors and readers. The goal of MAP is […]
International Literature Showcase
New Writing North and the African Writers Trust have co-created a digital residency which will take place in Northern England and Uganda between May and July 2022. We are delighted to announce that the digital residency will be led by the acclaimed poet Nick Makoha. This programme seeks to explore […]
by Patilda Gabriella Baluka A journey of 1000 miles begins with a step ~ Chinese Proverb The African Writers Trust (AWT) Emerging Writers workshop has been an ecstatic learning experience that has left me in an ebullient mood, I must say. For long, I had always been reluctant with my […]
by Bethany Namukwaya Makumbi Transformation. This is when someone becomes a better version of themselves. The African Writers Trust Emerging Writers workshop did a lot to help me improve my skills in writing and taught me new ones. It helped me achieve what I had been chasing for a long […]