Tag: Adeola Opeyemi
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Writivism Workshop 2016 participants announced at Ake Festival 2015
The young writers who will be taking part in the Writivism workshops in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry were announced on Friday afternoon at the Ake Festival happening in Abeokuta, Nigeria. The workshops will be running in Accra, Kampala, Abidjan, Dakar, and Goma in 2016 and will be facilitated by Yewande Omotoso, Sitawa Namwalie, Mamadou Diallo,…
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Writivism Festival 2015 Day 5: Languages, Afrikology, and a sex panel
Sunday was the final day of the Writivism Festival 2015. The day when we would be knowing the winner of this year’s Short Story Prize winner. Before that huge announcement, there were several activities at the National Theatre in Kampala, Uganda. The keynote address in the late afternoon would be given by Mukoma Wa Ngugi…
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Pemi Aguda Wins Writivism Short Story Prize 2015
Nigeria writer Pemi Aguda is the winner of the Writivism Short Story 2015 for her story, Caterer, Caterer. The writer was announced at a ceremony at the National Theatre in Kampala on Sunday evening. The evening, which was emceed by Writivism board member and recently announced Etisalat judge Zukiswa Wanner, had a series of activities…
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The Writivism Short Story Prize Shortlist 2015 out
The shortlist for the Writivism Short Story Competition 2015 has been announced by Chika Unigwe the chair of the judging panel. She was helped in her task by Mukoma wa Ngugi, Tendai Huchu, Rachel Zadok, and Ainehi Edoro. The stories were read blind, as in they didn’t know who there were reading, and those still…
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The Writivism Short Story Prize 2015 Longlist
The long list for the 2015 Writivism Short Story Prize, selected from a record 277 entries, was announced last Friday afternoon. The panel of judges for this year’s prize chaired by Chika Unigwe comprised Mukoma wa Ngugi, Tendai Huchu, Ainehi Edoro, and Rachel Zadok. They were assisted by many readers who helped whittle down submissions,…