By Our Reporter
The sixth edition of Uganda’s premiere literary festival, Writivism is set to take place during the third weekend of August from 17th to 19th, 2018 at The National Theatre and The Square Place.
The festival edition will be held under the theme of ‘Legac(y)ies’. Speakers and attendees will celebrate the different ways history can be used to inspire new narratives.
Key speakers at the festival include Prof. Taban Lo Liyong, Goretti Kyomuhendo, authors Akwaeke Emezi (Freshwater), Ijangolet Ogwang (An Image in a Mirror), Mugabi Byenkya (Dear Philemona), Dami Ajayi (A Woman’s Body is a Country), Shadreck Chikoti (Azotus the Kingdom) among others.
Through book launches, film screenings, panel discussions, poetry and music performances, outreach to hospitals, markets and schools, visual arts and photography exhibitions, keynote addresses, Writivism Prizes awarding ceremony among other events, the sixth Annual Writivism Festival, will discuss how the past is remembered, negotiated and adapted to inform the present and future.
“This is going to be our shortest festival in some time and, to borrow the song title of a currently popular Sauti Sol song, we want to make it ‘short and sweet’. The team, together with our festival partners, have prepared what we believe is the right mix of informative literary sessions and fun times so we look forward to seeing you experience it,” said Roland Byagaba, the Writivism Director and Festival Curator.
Like the past editions, this too invites the audience onto a celebration of art and culture through, though not limited to film, visual art, photography, music, poetry as well as literature.