Farafina Online Writers’ Workshop

Farafina Online Magazine is introducing a Writers Workshop. This workshop, a part of our “Read Africa!” Literacy Campaign, will provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of grammar, composition, characterization, narrative, etc. Through continuous, repeated exposure to the process of writing, participants will gather the neccesary skills and techniques to make their writing more effective and compelling.

The workshop is an avenue to get tutored by experienced and accomplished writers through close reading and various interactive sessions. Participants are guided through all the stages of the writing process.

Participants will be grouped into stages based on proficiency and also divided into activity groups within the workshop. Users can also create their own networks within the wider network of the workshop and have selected peers view their work.

Features of the workshop also include writing competitions, article ratings, writers/agent/publisher social networking etc. All In all, it promises to be an interesting and productive forum.

The workshop is TOTALLY FREE for all participants. Intending participants are encouraged to post in their writings and ideas. To join please fill the online form at www.farafinamagazine.com/workshopform.php or send your details (Full Name, Occupation, Email Address, City & Country of residence) to workshop@farafinamagazine.com.

Sunday Salon - 21/10/07

Four writers, four unique voices, in a tranquil garden setting.
Featuring:

Lloyd Igane
Beatrice Lamwaka
Dickson Migiro
Wairimu Waithaka

7-9pm

Sunday 21st October
Kengeles Lavington Green
Entry Only KSh 300

www.sundaysalon.com

William Trevor International Short Story Competition 2007

The organising committee of the above competition is pleased to announce that entries are now being accepted for the William Trevor Short Story Competition 2007.
Now in its second year, there was an excellent response to the first year’s competition with entries having been received from Australia, England, India, Italy, Scotland, Singapore and U.S.A. as well as from nearly every county in Ireland.

“This is an ideal opportunity for creative writers to have the standard of their literary efforts appraised as the short list will be adjudicated by William Trevor, the greatest living exponent of the art of short story writing”, said Liam Cusack, the Chairperson of the organising committee. “ I suppose competition, in any facet of life, is the act of testing oneself against, or being judged by,the best and in this competition that tenet certainly holds true”, he added.
Each story should contain a maximum of 3000 words and should be submitted, by post only, on or before Friday 30th November 2007. The winner will receive the Cork County Council Library Services Prize of €2,500 and a Laptop Computer sponsored by The Mouse Pad, Mitchelstown. Five runners up will receive cash prizes of €200.00 each. There is an entry fee of €20.00 per entry and each entry must have an official entry form attached.

All competition details can be found at www.williamtrevorshortstory.com from where a copy of the official entry form can also be downloaded.

For further information contact:
Liam Cusack
37 Upper Cork Street,
Mitchelstown,
County Cork,
Ireland.
025/84918.

info@williamtrevorshortstory.com

Kwani Trust Title Scoops Award

As reported by Joseph Ngunjiri in the Daily Nation,

“Kizuizini written by 79-year-old Joseph Muthee and published by the Kwani Trust, took the second prize in the Kiswahili adult category…”