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, Edwige Dro, and Richard Ali-Mutu.
Apart from the announcement presided over by EC Osondu and there were readings by Writivism 2015 shortlistees Jane Kalu and Adeola Opeyemi and eventual winner Pemi Aguda. The Writivism workshop class of 2016 will be;
- Wivine Syaghuswa
- Brunelle Wanzire
- Matthi Kayaya
- Guy Muyembe
- Jean-Fraterne Ruyange
- Merdi Muintshe
- Diane Bajika
- Mwinda Deborah
- Jonathan Kalala
- Kahindo Lukando Annie
- Naamala Brighton Samson
- Keziah Elaine Ayikoru
- Precious Maliwa
- Margaret Muthee
- Zahara Tunda
- Oroni Tendera
- Peter Nwabunwanne Akparanta
- Joel Benjamin Ntwatwa
- Dennis Omolo
- Sue Anique
- Winnie Ivy Cherop Kirui
- Wanjiku Mungai
- Vivian Ogbonna
- Ndi Charles
- Aisha Nelson
- Sandra Afriyie Nartey
- Hassan Gary Musa
- Karen Mukwasi
- Jennifer Chinenye Emelife
- Kwabena Agyare Yeboah
- Eboka Chukwudi Peter
- Charles King
- Billie Adwoa McTernan
- Awah Leonide Azah
- Attillah Springer
- Frances Ogamba
- Koné Raissa
- Mohamed Diaby
- Tossa Senerap
- Mamadou Lamine Diop Dame
- Mohamadou Fadel Diop
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