Publisher: Femrite Publications, Uganda
Pages: 238
Year: 2012
Category: Anthologies & Collections, Literature
Dimensions: 203 x 133 mm
Third FEMRITE Regional Residency for African Women Writers
One of the greatest challenges faced by African women writers is finding
the time and the space to write. In November 2011 the third FEMRITE
African Women Writers Residency alleviated this challenge for 15 women
writers from 11 different countries across the continent. The writers
from Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tunisia, Ghana, Nigeria,
South Africa, Cameroon, and Botswana gathered in Kampala, Uganda for two
weeks. This anthology is the product of the writing developed before
and during the residency. The short stories included are told from
different perspectives, with varied voices, some experienced, others
less so, but all told with freshness and honesty.
Price range: £31.00 through £33.00
About the editors
Twongyeirwe Hilda is an editor and has also published creative and non-fiction works in different anthologies and Journals. She is currently the Executive Director of FEMRITE – Uganda Women Writers Association. She is a recipient of 2018 National Medal and 2018 Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Award, both for her contribution to Uganda’s Literary Heritage and Women Emancipation. She is a member of The Graca Machel Trust Women in Media Network, Action for Development and FEMRITE.
Ellen Banda-Aaku has published seven books for children and one novel. Her first book Wandi’s Little Voice won the MacMillan Writers Prize for Africa in 2004. Patchwork, published in 2011 won the Penguin Prize for African Writing. Suzi’s Box was the overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Competition in 2007.
Review
“… This is deft, witty stylish anthology by an exciting new generation of women from all over Africa, writing about rapid change and the unchanging:…”
Maggie Gee, Author of “The White Family”
“…This collection proves that the continent’s literary legacy is in good hands.”
Lauri Kubuitsile, Author
“This is a rich tapestry of stories that transport you into worlds that are at once fantastic and real…”
Julius Ocwinyo, Author
“Summoning the Rains and the FEMRITE Residency which produced it
are valuable contributions to the fight to win for African women the
freedom, space and peace to develop their voices more fully, to practice
and hone their craft, gaining the confidence to take their writing
further and deeper.”
Elinor Rooks, University of Leeds, LUCAS Bulletin
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