The death or survival of the novel fascinates the literati as the God debate does to atheists. In his novel, Travellers, Helon Habila doesn’t shy away from this fascination, through dialogue in the first part of the book. “The novel is dead,” Mark declared. “Cinema is the present and the […]
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On the last day of the workshop, guest speaker, Oscar Ranzo, shared with participants ten tips of making money from your writing and publishing. Oscar Ranzo is a Fellow of the International Writing Programme at the University of Iowa, USA. He is the author of twenty children’s books as the […]
The AWT Publishing Fellowship Programme `Mentoring and Training workshop’ took place from 8th to 13th March 2020. This second edition was tailored for a diverse group of emerging publishers, self-publishing authors and those who intend to self-publish. 11 Fellows were drawn from Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Uganda. The […]
PRESS RELEASE DATE: 26th February 2020 The African Writers Trust is pleased to announce the shortlist for the Publishing Fellowship Programme 2020. They are as follows: Botho Lejowa – Botswana Nixon Mateulah – Malawi Timwa Nana Lipenga – Malawi Alvaro Fausta Taruma – Mozambique Leanet Kamizhi – Zambia Ingrid Nayame- […]
African Writers Trust Publishing Fellowship Programme: 2nd Edition. 8th to 14th March 2020 in Uganda. Application Deadline: Sunday, 16th February at 5 pm GMT. This Publishing Fellowship programme is open to early career publishers and creative writers intending to self-publish their manuscripts. Applicants will be selected from Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, […]