25/01/2024
1. Last month’s bookclub
2. That time we caught the movie screening of the book we’re reading this month.
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25/01/2024
ሰኔ ሠላሳ!
By Bisrat Mebratu
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15/01/2024
.et is hosting a creative writing classes! Register to secure your spot and get the basics of storytelling to jump start your writing careers.
02/01/2024
We’re kicking off 2024 with Our Lady of the Nile by Rwandan author Mukasonga Scholastique. Originally written in French, this coming of age story was translated into English by Melanie Mauthier.
Join our book club (link in bio), read the book with us and join us for our discussion at the end of the month.
21/12/2023
A heart felt gratitude to everyone who has indulged our strange little project. We’re very happy that we get to curate this space for our literary community despite the challenges. We’re working on more ways to expand this community and get it where it needs to be. Your support always means a lot.
Qal & Hiwi
21/12/2023
A Fictional, Personal and Self-Reflective Anthology
By Ruth Molla
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14/12/2023
Quiet of the Night
By Eyosyas Kebede
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14/12/2023
Boulevard at Night
By Hiwot Lemi
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11/12/2023
WE HAVE NEWS!
WEYRA IS TAKING SUBMISSIONS AND THERE IS NO SUBMISSION FEE REQUIRED!
To make our goal of representing East African literature a reality, we’ve decided to waive all submission fees and payments for the foreseeable future so it’s easier for you to submit your work.
Have you been writing anything interesting of late? Send it to us!
Check out the guidelines at the link below.
https://weyra.org/submit-your-writing/
08/12/2023
A short recap of our last book club selection by .assefa
Read our next selection and come meet us for a discussion at the end of the month.
07/12/2023
Last month’s bookclub discussion went like so.
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30/10/2023
This month we are reading Shut Up You’re Pretty by Congolese Author Téa Mutonji. Read along and join us for our monthly bookclub discussion on the last Saturday of the month.
28/10/2023
Book club Saturday.
See you next month! 💕
23/10/2023
What’s in a name? by Bethelhem Attfield
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07/10/2023
This October, our book club is reading a Coconut by Kopano Matlwa from South Africa.
A story about growing up black in a white suburb during post- apartheid South Africa, this award winning novel promises literary excellence and candor.
Read with us and join us for our discussion at the end of the month.
22/09/2023
Queries by Mahlet Berhanu Kebede
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08/09/2023
Our bookclub is starting off the new year with a book from Ethiopia. The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste is our September read! We’re thinking of a cozy little get together at the end of month to discuss the book.
Read with us and join us on September 30.
02/08/2023
August's selection is Silence is My Mother Tongue by Eritrean writer Sulaiman Addonia. Read with us!
20/07/2023
Our workshop on personal essays was a success! We went through the different elements of creative nonfiction, we got to know each other and we got to write together.
Thank you to for hosting us. Check out their space for your events or a chill Sunday afternoon.
The toolkit from the workshop will be available soon. Sign up for our newsletter to get it.
Tell us what kind of creative writing workshop we should do next.
08/07/2023
This July we are reading Homegoing, the acclaimed first novel by Ghanaian author Yaa Gyasi. We're excited for you to join us on Thursday July 27.
08/07/2023
Weyra is hosting its second creative writing workshop this weekend. This session will cover the basics of writing creative non-fiction, more specifically on writing personal essays. Have you read any good personal essays lately? Tell me about them!
Also, if you are a blogger or an aspiring essayist, or even one already practicing your craft already, we might be able to learn from one another.
Sign up at the link below to attend the workshop.
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03/06/2023
June's book club selection! Join us on June 28 to discuss Noor Naga's novel If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English.
24/05/2023
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23/05/2023
Small change of plans about our book club arrangements this week. 🙂🙂
20/05/2023
03/05/2023
Are you interested in Creative Non-Fiction?
Our second workshop is about writing personal essays!
Register to participate in this two-day workshop!
You can find the registration link our bio and also below
https://forms.gle/4CUzhBePQwzGuKZK8
01/05/2023
In May, our bookclub is reading Sudanese author Raina Mamoun’s short story collection Thirteen Months of Sunrise. We’ll meet near the end of the month to discuss. We’ll see you there!
We stand in solidarity with the people of Sudan.
01/04/2023
Submissions are open! Send us your stories, poems and essays.
Submission link is in bio.
Also below
https://weyra.org/submit-your-writing/
01/04/2023
This April we'll be traveling to Mozambique with Confessions of a Lioness by Mia Couto. It's a dark, poetic mystery about lionesses hunting women in a remote village. Qal and Hiwi will be meeting on Thursday April 27 to discuss this gripping tale. Hope you can join us.
30/03/2023
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We're changing things up a bit for our September Bookclub gathering which will take place this weekend at The Balchut Creatives Office Space. We'll sip tea and munch on snacks as we discuss the prose filled marvel that is The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste. Join us whether you have read the book to completion or even if you have only read the first ten pages. See you Saturday Morning!
We're hosting our second book swap this weekend. Come through!
One man's trash is another man's treasure. Do you have a few books you'd like to exchange? Weyra is hosting a book swap soon! We're going to have a day of book exchange, readings, coffee and more. More info coming soon. Stay tuned.
Join us on October 22nd as we tackle our creative block through different sets of activities and exercises. Resisting Resistance! We join Rophnan on the #mygeneration movement with this first workshop. Concert tickets will be available for sale at the workshop. Register at the link below to attend workshop. https://forms.gle/1UQxFC6Rhz8PN7827 @rophnan #mygen #IIIXIIX #universalmusic
