 March 11, 2014 |
| Apply for the AWDF Creative Non Fiction Workshop for African Women |
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Apply for the AWDF Creative Non Fiction Workshop for African Women
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The African Women’s Dev ... read more |
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| February 26, 2014 |
| Application Reminder - Countdown - Regional Residency October 2014 |
| Apply for the 6th Regional Residency for African Women Writers
FEMRITE is calling for submissions for the 6th Residency for African Women Writers whi ... read more |
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| February 17, 2014 |
| Ugana Writers Caravan |
| FEMRITE welcomes back writers who have just arrived in Kampala from the 10-day travel through Wakiso, Luwero, Gulu, Oyam, Lira, Ngora, Kapchorwa, Mbal ... read more |
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| January 14, 2014 |
| Apply for the 6th Regional Residency for African Women Writers |
| Apply for the 6th Regional Residency for African Women Writers
FEMRITE is calling for submissions for the 6th Residency for African Women Writers wh ... read more |
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| December 05, 2013 |
| Asante Sana - Regional Residency 2013 |
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FEMRITE appreciates the support of the Swedish Institute and The African Women Development Fund which made the 5th Regional Residency possible. This ... read more |
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| December 05, 2013 |
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| FEMRITE appreciates the support of the Swedish Institute and The African Women Development Fund which made the 5th Regional Residency possible. This y ... read more |
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| September 27, 2013 |
| Author of the Month - September 2013 |
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Getting Closer to Author of the Month with Spoken Word Giant Kgafela oa Magogodi.
Kgafela will be at Femrite on Monday 30th September at 5.30pm, wh ... read more |
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| September 27, 2013 |
| 5th Regional Residency - November 2013 |
| Femrite, in partnership with Caravan Journal Sweden, The Swedish Institute and Ethiopian Airlines, congratulates winners of the 5th Regional Residency ... read more |
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| September 27, 2013 |
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| Femrite, in partnership with Caravan Journal Sweden, The Swedish Institute and Ethiopian Airlines, congratulates winners of the 5th Regional Residency ... read more |
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| September 27, 2013 |
| Author of the Month - September 2013 |
| Getting Closer to Author of the Month with Spoken Word Giant Kgafela oa Magogodi. Kgafela will be at Femrite on Monday 30th September at 5.30pm, where ... read more |
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| April 09, 2013 |
| Uganda hosts 2013 Caine Prize workshop |
| Uganda hosts 2013 Caine Prize workshop
For the first time in the history of the Caine Prize its annual workshop will take place in Uganda this month ... read more |
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| January 09, 2013 |
| 4th FEMRITE Residency Partners |
| The 4th FEMRITE residency for African women writers is supported by
STICHTING DOEN,
Art Moves Africa,
Ethiopian Airlines,
U.S. Embassy in Kampal ... read more |
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| January 07, 2013 |
| Doreen Baingana and Zukiswa Wanner to facilitate 4th FEMRITE residency |
| The 2013 FEMRITE residency is set to be facilitated by two of Africa's leading writers Zukiswa Wanner and Doreen Baingana.
Zukiswa Wanner is a ... read more |
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| November 06, 2012 |
| Sticking To My Footsteps ebook |
| Following an intensive three day editorial training workshop held in April 2012 to help writers discover the editor within, the Centre for Transcultur ... read more |
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| September 27, 2012 |
| FEMRITE writing competition: call for entries |
| As Uganda celebrates 50 years of independence, FEMRITE – Uganda Women Writers Association and the readers writers club are calling upon Ugandans (wo ... read more |
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| September 18, 2012 |
| FEMRITE CONDUCTS WRITING CLINICS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS |
| Using a rich talent of recognized and established writers, FEMRITE organised secondary school writing clinics for 8 schools in and around Kampala.
Th ... read more |
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| July 02, 2012 |
| FEMRITE WEEK OF LITERARY ACTIVITIES 2012 |
| FEMRITE: Uganda Women Writers Association is back with the 13th Week of Literary Activities under the theme ‘poetry for freedom learning and life’ ... read more |
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| June 20, 2012 |
| POETRY WRITING AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP: Call for participants |
| FEMRITE in partnership with Writers Centre Norwich and British Council is organising a pioneering 3-day poetry writing and performance workshop for Ug ... read more |
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| June 13, 2012 |
| CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS |
| FEMRITE is organising a three day creative writing workshop from 21st to 23rd June 2012. The workshop will be a beginners' course for those interested ... read more |
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| March 14, 2012 |
| The Editor Within; Editorial practice for writing practitioners |
| Professor Graham Mort in partnership with FEMRITE will offer a three day editorial workshop at FEMRITE offices from Thursday 26th to Saturday 28th Apr ... read more |
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| February 03, 2012 |
| Author of the Month January 2012 - Dr. Patrick Mangeni |
| Dr. Patrick Mangeni is the Head of Department of Performing Arts and Film, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University. He holds a ... read more |
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| January 25, 2012 |
| CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 4TH FEMRITE REGIONAL WOMEN WRITERS' RESIDENCY, NOVEMBER 2012 |
| Uganda Women Writers Association (FEMRITE) calls for submissions for her 4th Regional Women Writers Residence to be held in November 2012. This is an ... read more |
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| November 17, 2011 |
| 3rd FEMRITE residency kicks off |
| Sunday 13th November 2011 marked the start of the 3rd FEMRITE Residency for African Women Writers. This year 15 women writers from 11 countries are re ... read more |
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| October 19, 2011 |
| 19th National Book Week Festival |
| From 10th – 15th October 2011, the National Book Trust of Uganda (NABOTU) along with stakeholder partners organized the 19th National Book Week Fest ... read more |
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| September 01, 2011 |
| Creative writing workshops with British Council |
| What is this all about?
British Council Uganda in partnership with Uganda Women Writers Association (FEMRITE) is organising creative arts workshops t ... read more |
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| August 03, 2011 |
| Call for Submissions for the 3rd FEMRITE Regional Women Writers Residence November 2011 |
| FEMRITE - Uganda Women Writers Association will hold her 3rd Regional Women Writers Residence in November 2011. This is an exciting writing programme ... read more |
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| August 03, 2011 |
| Winning Poem |
| This poem by Sanyu Kisaka won 1st prize and the 3rd BN Poetry Award. Congratulations to Sanyu.
A HAND SWING OF DISGUISED DEPRAVITY
I held tight to a ... read more |
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| May 24, 2011 |
| FEMRITE Elects New Leaders |
| On Saturday 21st, Members of FEMRITE elected a new Executive Committee. The new committee comprises;
1. Chairperson - Doreen Baingana
2. Treasurer - ... read more |
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| May 24, 2011 |
| FEMRITE member shortlisted for Caine Prize |
| Beatrice Lamwaka, a long standing member of FEMRITE was recently shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story Butterfly ... read more |
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| March 04, 2011 |
| Call for poetry submissions |
| Call for Poetry Submissions 'Whispers from Africa'
WordArt Publishers invites you to submit your poems on the theme of
child rights abuse and ... read more |
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| November 17, 2010 |
| Poem |
| The Inescapable
By Violet Barungi
I dont mind growing old
It is the natural order of things
But I strongly object
To all aches and pains
Takin ... read more |
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| November 04, 2010 |
| The Golden Baobab Prize |
| The Golden Baobab Prize is an African literary award established in July 2008 to encourage the writing of African literature for children and y ... read more |
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| September 23, 2010 |
| Public reading discussion theme |
| Written by Gaaki Kigambo.
Is Uganda's literary output ripe for the introduction of literary agents?
Authors, critics, book lovers, university lectu ... read more |
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| August 27, 2010 |
| New poetry book especially for children |
| A third book in the Poetry Poster Project is now available. The book titled The Butterfly Dance, words and sounds of colour celebrates the power and b ... read more |
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| May 21, 2010 |
| Faith and Development 2010-2011 SEVEN-CIFA Essay Competition |
| Faith and Development 2010-2011 SEVEN-CIFA Essay Competition
The S.E.VEN
Fund is pleased to announce its 2010-11 Essay Competition in partnership wit ... read more |
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| October 02, 2009 |
| FEMRITE Releases new books |
| FEMRITE releases 3 new books into the market. One is 'Beyond The Dance', a compilation of testimonies and poems of girls and women that have undergone ... read more |
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