Writivism is excited to announce that 29 successful emerging writers from across Africa will benefit from it’s 2017 mentoring programme. They were selected from a pool of almost 250 applications from all over the continent.
Its 18 mentors: Jennifer Makumbi, Melissa Kiguwa, Karen Jennings, Pierre Cherruau, Okey Ndibe, Dami Ajayi, Lidudumalingani, Emmanuel Iduma, Yewande Omotoso, Pemi Aguda, Marcus Boni Teiga, Adeola Opeyemi, Chuma Nwokolo, Rahla Xenopoulos, Tendai Mwanaka, Ukamaka Olisakwe, Tiah Beautement and Richard Ali A Mutu – a multi-talented pool of published and award-winning writers from the continent and diaspora – have already started working with each writer to shape and sharpen their fiction and creative nonfiction.
In no particular order, the mentees are;
1. Heba Hesham – Egypt
2. Tresor Mukunzi – Rwanda
3. Mwenya Mwamba – Zambia
4.Kafula Mwila – Zambia
5. Caiphus Mmino Mangenela – Botswana
6. Gaamangwe Joy Mogami – Botswana
7. Raoul Djimeli – Cameroun
8. Johanne Ewoudou – Cameroun
9. Beaton Galafa – Malawi
10. Peter-Paul Ndyani – Malawi
11. Maqhawe Xaba – South Africa
12. Keletso Mopai – South Africa
13. Jarred Thompson – South African
14. Haroon Wadee – South Africa
15. Muthoki Mumo – Kenya
16. Stephanie Wanga – Kenya
17. Abu Amirah – Kenya
18. Poppy Muindi – Kenya
19. Doreen Anyango – Uganda
20. Precious Colette Kemigisha – Uganda
21. Joel Benjamin Ntwatwa – Uganda
22. Linda Nabasa – Uganda
23. Immaculata Abba – Nigeria
24. Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor – Nigeria
25. Eloghosa Osunde – Nigeria
26. Nwamaka Osakwe – Nigeria
27. John Lighthouse Oyewale – Nigeria
28. Ifeanyi Abiodun Ibegbu -Nigeria
29. Ekweremadu Uchenna – Nigeria
Congratulations to all of these unique voices. We can’t wait to read your stories!
Source: Writivism.org