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Writer of the award winning Shona novel “Mapenzi”, Ignatius Mabasa, has released a second novel. At a function held in Harare recently to launch the Novel, some people who had read the book gave some very positive reviews of this second work.
^ Shimmer Chinodya poses with Ignatius Mabasa at the launch (more…)
Written by fungaijames on July 29th, 2008 with 10 comments.
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2008 marks The Arvon Foundation’s 40th birthday and the 14th Arvon International Poetry Competition. The competition is open to all poets around the world and poems are entered anonymously. There are no line or subject matter restrictions. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on July 9th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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Entries are invited for the 2008 BTA/Anglo Platinum Short Story Competition. The competition is open to all residents of Southern Africa.
Stories must be in English and be 4500 to 5000 words in length. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on June 19th, 2008 with no comments.
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The annual Intwasa Arts Festival Short Story Competition is open to all residents of Zimbabwe. Submissions must be original, previously unpublished and in English.
Entries can be on any subject, but must be typed and of no more than 1500 words. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on June 19th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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‘amaBooks Publishers are looking for short stories for a joint publication with Parthian Books of Wales. The launch date for the book is 1 March 2009.
There is no set length for the pieces, or any theme. We would prefer pieces that reflect life in Zimbabwe, and that are accessible to and have meaning for readers in the United Kingdom. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on June 19th, 2008 with no comments.
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Shimmer Chinodya glows. He races back and forth across the ages with his words and holds his young audience captive for three full hours. He is a happy man and as he laughs at his first attempts at being a writer when he was just 8 years old we are drawn into his glow and laugh with him. We are laughing all evening.
Above: Shimmer Chinodya reads from his book “Harvest of Thorns”. It is one of his most celebrated novels. He finished it when he was 27 years old and at it’s peak as a set book for high schools it sold over 30,000 copies a year for 3 straight years.
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Written by fungaijames on June 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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