During the Amka platform, Okwiri Oduor said two bold statements. First, Its unfortunate that people find value in your work after winning a price. That your work is validated by a price youve won. That all these years I have written and no one has really cared about my work, Secondly she said, I dont think I want to be called/known an African writer. I just want to be a writer. I am an African. Yes, but I take offence when called an African writer. As if being an African writer is writing about guards and ponds. May be I should invite Amol Awuor Richie Maccs Antony ChienjoKelvin KaesaAlexander IkawahI Magunga WilliamsKevin Orato and others to chime in on what they mean by African writer.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:02:00 +0000
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