Writing Africa: Archiving African and Black Literature

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  • Caine Prize Workshop 2016 in Zambia concludes

    Caine Prize Workshop 2016 in Zambia concludes

    The annual Caine Prize Workshop ended yesterday at the Chaminuka Lodge near Lusaka, Zambia. The participants included previous winners of the Caine Prize, those shortlisted as well as some who would be considered future stars. The writers at the workshop included 2015 Caine Prize winner, Namwali Serpell (Zambia), 2014 winner Okwiri Oduor (Kenya), 2013 winner…

  • A snapshot of the Uganda International Writers’ Conference 2015

    A snapshot of the Uganda International Writers’ Conference 2015

    It was all going down in Kampala, Uganda as writers from around the continent converged for the 2015 edition of the Uganda International Writers’ Conference. There was a large number of events from 1st to 6th March with the theme some free and some paid with the theme, Memoir and Truth. Some of the highlights…