Art4Apps.org, a database of images and audio files of words, are looking for mobile apps to improve children’s literacy around the world. Art4Apps.org provides a large number of images and audio resources in mother tongue under creative commons. They are available for… read more
Archived posts, October, 2012
Zimbabwe boasts a wide array of accomplished female writers
reprinted from Sicilian.webs.com Zimbabwe’s literary history, hitherto dominated by male voices, has of late seen a gradual increase in the number of female voices fighting to create space for purely female sensitivities. In the pre-independence period there is no evidence of… read more
Epworth author wins books supplied by Zimbabwe reads
Writers International Network Zimbabwe awarded Epworth-based Supa Mafutawith the second prize in the the network’s 2012 Short Story Writing Competition’s Shona language category. Zimbabwe reads supplied WIN Zimbabwe with the books for the prize. WIN embarked on the Outreach Programme in February this… read more
Johanne Masowe school in Manicaland needs textbooks
Muchingura Primary School run by the Johanne Masowe Apostolic sect in Gandanzara, Manicaland Province has an enrolment of 145 pupils. Pupils pay $3 a month as fees which is used to pay salaries for the five teachers employed by the church. Angeline Kutsanzira, a… read more
Writers for children’s book wanted
Rob Matthews sends us this request: “Please contribute to a Primary English course, a seven-book series I’m editing with a go-ahead Zim publisher. You may be a writer of fiction, memoir or poetry, but with guidance you could write a… read more
WIN Zimbabwe launches 2013 Poetry Anthology project
reprinted from WIN-Zimbabwe Newsletter #56 WIN, with its all-seasons partner Global Arts Trust, is launching a ‘3-in-1’ poetry anthology project for next year, 2013, which aims to give a voice to new Zimbabwean poets in English, Shona and Ndebele languages…. read more
2012 Mutare Book Fair Program
2012 Mutare Book Fair THEME : “African Literature In The Global & Digital Era” ZIBFA invites all respective and interested parties to participate in the special two-day event as follows: 28 – 29 September 2012 VENUE: Mutare (Queens) Hall Free Admission… read more
Creative Writing Workshop with Petina Gappah in Harare (Sept 13)
Pamberi Trust’s Creative Writing workgroup invites you and all writers to gather in an informal ‘open space’ at Book Café, to explore different writing styles, hear from others, and learn to use writing exercises to enhance your work. The workshop… read more