Tag: Writivism 2015
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Writivism Workshops 2015: Kampala 28th-31st January
Then there was Kampala, Uganda. Kampala is very important to the Writivism narrative as this was the country where the initiative was first implemented. The workshop at the biggest city in Uganda was at the Uganda Museum and facilitated by Nyana Kakoma and Dilman Dila. Nyana Kakoma is a blogger in the dark art of…
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Writivism Workshops 2015: Dar es Salaam 23-25 January (Images)
While the folks in Johannesburg were living it up their workshop East Africa was busy doing the first of its workshops in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The three-day workshop was coordinated by Zukiswa Wanner and Ayeta Wangusa and the participants were Valerie Bah, Magunga Williams, Maimouna Jallow, Peter Ngila, Sima Mittal, Jacqueline Kamau, Wairimu Muriithi.…
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Writivism Workshops 2015: Johannesburg 23-25 January
Then there was Johannesburg. This has been considered by many to be the richest city in Africa, especially those pesky economist types. The creative writing workshop in this town was run by Yewande Omotoso and Saaleha Idrees Bamjee. Omotoso is celebrating a “happy birthday” today (Happy Birthday to you!) but she isn’t just about being…
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Writivism 2015 kicks off with creative writing workshop in Botswana
Botswana writer Lauri Kubuitsile and actor Donald Molosi were the folks who started off the biggest edition of Writivism 2015 with a creative writing workshop at the National Museum in Gaborone, Botswana.Kenyans will fondly remember Lauri Kubuitsile for the period when she was in town for the 2012 of Storymoja Hay Festival. Kubitsile who is…
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Creative Writing for 2015: Rhodes University and Writivism
Do you want to be having dinners in your honour, mad change being tossed at you as you travel world capitals and all bow in your way? Creative writing might not be the best route to fame and fortune as we all know seeing as writing isn’t the most glamorous of jobs, especially in this…