Writing
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Late to the wheel
“Where are you? Umva, we’ve started!” The message lit up my phone. Outside my room’s window, the rain fell steadily through the…
The poison you never loved
You grabbed the rounded container of that poisonand poured it into youryet-to-be-cursed mouth. You took in more cubic metres,hoping to forgetor perhaps…
Amisa
You said she loved you like sunlight on the ridge, arriving whether you welcomed or cursed it. That if you called her…
Book editing in Rwanda: What every serious author should know
Finishing a manuscript is no small thing. It takes discipline, imagination, and the patience to stay with a story or idea until…
The truth about ghostwriting in Rwanda
Let me say this upfront: some of the books you’ve read in Rwanda (and beyond) were not written by the names on…
What editing books by Rwandan writers has taught me
Editing is a job that begins inside someone else’s thinking. It often starts with a message like, “I’ve written a book. I…
‘A Thread of Silent Echoes’ review by Muthoni Garland
Nzabonimpa writes with a journalist’s eye for detail and a poet’s emotional sensitivity. In Chantal’s Sorrow, he tracks a woman’s descent into sex work…
What it means to be an emerging writer in Rwanda today
If you say you are a writer in Rwanda, the first question is rarely, “What do you write?” It is more likely,…
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