Write a short story that is either a back and forth of humorous letters or that includes at least a humorous letter and its even more humorous response.
Must have punch that has not been done before, so don’t copy and paste.
Prizes: Airtime worth KES 1000, KES 500 and KES 200 up for grabs.
* are a young person between the ages of 14 and 18;
* have thoughts and ideas on how to change agriculture to produce better food and lead to better health; and
* are enthusiastic and creative…
Wanjeri Gakuru was one of two winners of the Vignette Writing Contest announced on November 15, 2010. You can read her piece, A Moment with Magic.
Lorot was one of two winners of the Vignette Writing contest announced on November 15, 2010. You can read his piece, Lorot and the K.C.S.E Nightmares.
Words can be the difference between an insult and critique. Words can be the difference between just plain tagging, and creative street poetry. (I think you can be arrested for vandalism if you try either.) Words are the difference between the little smile on my lips…
Somewhere in Kenya, during a six-hour bus ride from Mombasa to Nairobi this fall, the Kenya-based, Uganda-born Doreen Baingana’s laptop was stolen. In an Oct. 21 e-mail, her devastation was clear: “I am in shock right now. I will just have to use my memory. Terrible.”
She heads for the red car and slips into the front passenger seat. She greets the young man and proceeds to withdraw a CD booklet from her bag. She sets this on the dashboard and then pulls out …
The Editor’s Pick this week is Netflix: She is wearing those skinny jeans and a strappy top, an ensemble that brings out her petite, lithe and curvy frame in gratuitously lust inducing chic…
Well, you voted. The winning story is Lorot and the K.C.S.E Nightmares by Lorot Salem. Following closely on his heels is Wanjeri Gakuru’s A Moment with Magic.
Read Ernest Dempsey’s interview with the author David Dvorkin. Find out what he thinks of e-publishing and what options are out there.