Tag: #AFROYOUNGADULT

  • Literary Crossroads Accra features AfroYoungAdult readings.

    Literary Crossroads Accra features AfroYoungAdult readings.

    Readings from the AfroYoungAdult anthology were a special feature of the Literary Crossroads in Accra with Mamle Kabu and Zukiswa Wanner on August 28, 2019. Literary Crossroads is a Goethe-Institut project where writers meet colleagues from all over the continent and from the African diaspora to discuss trends, topics and themes prevalent in their literatures…

  • Goethe Institut’s AfroYoungAdult Anthology writers announced.

    Goethe Institut’s AfroYoungAdult Anthology writers announced.

    The writers who will feature in the AfroYoungAdult Anthology project by Goethe Institut were announced on March 1, 2019. In September 2018, the Goethe-Institut invited aspiring African writers interested in writing for Young Adults to submit short stories of 3000-5000 words in length in Kiswahili, English, or French. Those who made entries were then whittled…

  • Goethe Institut’s #AfroYoungAdult workshop participants announced.

    Goethe Institut’s #AfroYoungAdult workshop participants announced.

    The Goethe-Institut announced the participants to take part in #AfroYoungAdult workshops in eight African cities in February 2019 on January 3, 2019. In September 2018, the Goethe-Institut invited aspiring African writers interested in writing for Young Adult fiction to submit short stories of 3000-5000 words in length in Kiswahili, English or French. The best texts…

  • Meet the facilitators for the Goethe Institut’s #AfroYoungAdult workshops.

    Meet the facilitators for the Goethe Institut’s #AfroYoungAdult workshops.

    The team running the Goethe sponsored #AfroYoungAdult project has announced the facilitators for the workshops to be conducted across eight African cities. In September 2018, the Goethe-Institut invited aspiring African writers interested in writing for Young Adult fiction to submit short stories of 3000-5000 words in length in Kiswahili, English or French. The best texts…

  • Goethe-Institut presents #AFROYOUNGADULT: A talent-search for Young Adult Fiction from Africa.

    Goethe-Institut presents #AFROYOUNGADULT: A talent-search for Young Adult Fiction from Africa.

    The Goethe-Institut invites aspiring African writers of all ages interested in writing for Young Adults (YA) to submit short stories of 3000-5000 words in length in Kiswahili, English or French. A panel of curators will then select the best texts and invite the writers to participate in workshops across the continent that will take place…