By Michael Agyapong Before stories are written, there is a place they exist, where characters live and play their parts on repeat. Whether this place is some spiritual self-sustaining world or a place formed in our subconscious by our lived experiences, I don’t know. But what I know is that writers, though they fancy themselves creators, are…
Fiction
Africa, african writing, beaven tapureta, Fiction, international, journalism, translation
Celebrating the Launch of ‘The Mad’ by Ignatius Mabasa
Beaven Tapureta, Reporting from Harare, Zimbabwe In the cool evening of October 10 a gathering of ‘the mad’ writers, publishers, artists, arts journalists, academics, friends and family enjoyed the memorable official launch of The Mad, a newly co-published English translation of Ignatius T Mabasa’s 1999 Shona novel Mapenzi, a classic. A charming mood prevailed at…
Africa, african writing, Fiction, international, new writing, Uncategorized, zimbabwe
New Short Fiction by Tanaka Chidora
Tanaka Chidora is a Zimbabwean academic and writer, recognized for his bilingual works in English and Shona. He translated Tsitsi Dangarembga’s The Book of Not and published acclaimed poetry in Because Sadness is Beautiful? His forthcoming novel, Born Location, has garnered recognition, alongside his awards for short stories, including the inaugural Carnelian Heart Publishing award.
Africa, african writing, Fiction, new writing, nigeria, Uncategorized
Mma Madu Is a Patient Woman
Chidima Anekwe is a Nigerian-American short story writer and essayist and two-time Pushcart Prize nominee. She is recently graduated from Yale University, where she studied English Literature. Her writing has appeared in or is forthcoming from MAYDAY, Torch Literary Arts, SWING, Chapter House Journal (formerly Mud City), The Madrid Review, and elsewhere. She has received…
Africa, african writing, Fiction, international, zimbabwe
Harusiyi’s homecoming
A Short Story by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure It has been a year since Harusiyi died. The homestead is brimming with progeny from all over the country and abroad for magadziro aHarusiyi, the Karanga ceremony to bring back the spirit of the deceased into the home to look after the family. Mudzimu will, going forward, be…
Africa, african writing, Fiction, international, new writing, zimbabwe
Blood Matters by Mwenje Mafuta
Joram was about to exit the hut when his father’s wife said he couldn’t leave yet. She had an urgent issue to discuss with him. He stopped, wondering what could be more urgent than all the things they had done together. He sat on the bed and waited for her to continue. She sat on…
african writing, Fiction, international, new writing, Poetry, zimbabwe
The Nyanga Writers Retreat Sets Example
Story by Beaven Tapureta Some writers go on retreats with a specific structure which subtly or openly calls for participants to have a refined product at the end. There are benefits, of course, drawn from these retreats which involve working with experienced facilitators who closely follow your development for weeks or months. In terms of…
Africa, african writing, Fiction, new writing
Nights in Kampala by Owen Mushabe
It’s my first time in Kampala; this city that’s as cacophonous as a hen yard. Traders selling their merchandise by the roadside seem to be in a contest to see who can sing in the loudest tone as they try to arrest the attention of passers-by. Several young men stand in circles, watching and cheering on a fellow who’s inside the circle, dancing to Lingala music from a huge cassette player.
Africa, Book News, Fall 2013, Fiction, international, journalism, memoir, new writing, Uncategorized, USA, zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Welcomes Visionaries in the Arts for Global Annual Conference
Kumbulani Muleya, Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya, Artizen International Conference, Arts for Social Transformation, Harare, Zimbabwe
Africa, african writing, Book News, Book Reviews, Essays, Fiction, international, Interviews
The crooning writer, by Moses Magadza
Tee Ngugi, the eldest of Ngugi’s offspring is a writer, columnist, and singer-songwriter of note. His short fiction, essays, and commentaries have appeared in several publications including New Orleans Review, St Petersburg Review, Kwani, Brittle Paper, Timbuktu, New Black Magazine, Jahazi, and The East African, among others.
