Words Without Borders, an online magazine for International Literature in English translation, seeks submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for an issue of African women’s writing. Submissions must have been written in a language other than English and may not have already been published in English translation. We will consider up to five poems from [...]
In an age where Independent Presses are dying a natural death, or being bought by multinationals, it takes courage to dream of opening one. Amalion Publishing, in Dakar, Senegal, launched its first publication in June 2009, and has since published seven more books. That’s a big achievement in a continent that has for many years [...]
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Jeanne: Great work Hellen! Being a writer in Uganda is def...
Doreen Lwanga: This is great Hellen?
First off, it was great t...
Bwandungi: I cannot tell you how eager I am to be in touch wi...
James Varney Dwalu: So true Shadreck. One greatest moment at the confe...
Barya: Bravo, Shadreck!
Seriously, you carried JP--“O...
