This Thursday at 8 pm on my #AfricanSpeak Spaces is Part II on Men’s Mental Health Struggles. I speak to @FloBaing & @drkasenene about brain health, trauma, loneliness, masculinity, vulnerability, stress & pressures. How do we save ourselves? Spread the word & see you then
@afritondo Honoured to have been a judge. The longlist was wild! Original! As diverse as our great continent. Tune in this evening for the award ceremony. (8pm UG time).
Please join us at 6 pm (UK time) today as our judges announce the winner of the 2023 Afritondo Short Story Prize. You can register here: https://t.co/mRYXTUb9SX
Writers will be reading from their stories. Going to be a fun evening.
Here is Ayesha Attah on judging the 2023 Prize.
Happy Flag Independence🇺🇬 ! Here is our Ugandan writers Book Haul! All copies are available for reading at Sankara at No Cost!
Add your favorite Ugandan writer & Book.
Cheers to Friday! This week's #FridayReads is shared by TBF's newest staffer, Olivia Hesse! Olivia recommends Doreen Baingana's (@dbaing01) coming-of-age story, TROPICAL FISH!🌼
We're delighted to have Olivia on the team!
For September, our book club pick is Tropical Fish by @dbaing01 ☺️
Join us on this ride to Entebbe through Doreen’s lens😌
May September be kind to you❤️
#CanWeTalk256#BookClub
@mtnug I thought having my mobile money use limited with no warning at all, and waiting in line for service for more than an hour was terrible service, but having my line off for FOUR DAYS after a "successful update" is beyond comprehension. Shame on you, MTN Uganda!
FEMRITE @ugwomenwriters opening 2022 on a Note of Hope. Apply to be part of a writing workshop with legendary writers, Mwalimu Austin Bekenya & Doreen Baingana. With support from the French Embassy.
Building a responsive writing community.
https://t.co/0ihTs3pdmA
I finally got a copy of @dbaing01' s short story collection,Tropical Fish over the weekend at the Christmas book fair organised by @GZ_Kampala & curated by Ladu Poetry House.
Tropical fish is available @IbuaJournal at only ugx 35,000.