Are you in East Africa with a short story idea or an unpublished short story which could use some panel-beating from more experienced hands in the trade and possibly make it into an anthology? The University of East Anglia’s International Chair of Creative Writing Programme, led by Tsitsi Dangarembga invites […]
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The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000–5,000 words). Regional winners each receive £2,500 and the opportunity to be published online by Granta magazine, and the overall winner receives £5,000. As well as English, stories are accepted in the Bengali, Chinese, French, Greek, Kiswahili, […]
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 […]
The judges met yesterday to decide on the four new Morland Writing Scholars for 2019. This was another record year for entries with almost 700 submissions. The 2019 Morland Writing Scholars are: Gloria Mwaniga Odari – Kenya Hawa Jande Golakai – Liberia Nnamdi Oguike – Nigeria Parselelo ole Kantai – […]
The Miles Morland Foundation is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Morland Writing Scholarships. We received nearly 700 entries this year, over 150 more than last year, with the standard going up alongside the numbers. It’s always a difficult task choosing the shortlist, but this year was particularly […]
Press Release – For Immediate Release Kigali, August 1, 2019 Huza Press is pleased to announce the launch of The Cape Cod Bicycle War and Other Stories by Kenyan writer and editor Billy Kahora in Nairobi and in Kampala. Published by Rwandan publisher, Huza Press, this collection of eleven short […]
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 […]
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. […]
Ellah Wakatama Allfrey started the final programme with the words, “I want us to imagine.” She then invited participants to imagine their particular projects and consider in what ways they see their projects changing and transforming the creative spaces in their home contexts. In the group conversation, participants communicated concrete […]
The AWT Publishing Fellowship Programme ‘Mentoring and Training Workshop’ began with participant introductions from a diverse group of emerging publishers from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The eighteen participants represent an exciting breadth and wealth of writing and publishing experiences in East Africa. As part of […]