Roses For Betty And Other Stories: The Writivism Anthology 2015

by Sumayya Lee (editor), Emmanuel Sigauke (Editor), Dayo Ntwari (Contributor)

This exciting anthology of short stories showcases the work of 13 emerging writers from the African continent, finalists in the Center for African Cultural Excellence's Writivism Short Story Competition 2015. Now in its third year, this increasingly popular annual competition attracted over 250 entries from countries as far afield as Botswana, Tanzania, Nigeria and Rwanda, to name but a few. The best of the stories were selected by a panel of judges chaired by Chika Unigwe, and including Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Rachel Zadok, Tendai Huchu and Ainehi Edoro. The anthology is edited by Sumayya Lee and Emmanuel Sigauke. Dip in for a feast of fiction which encompasses realism, science fiction, and even a horror story, in a collection which is guaranteed to impress and entertain.
The Center for Cultural Excellence is located in Kampala, Uganda, where the annual Writivism Festival takes place, drawing writers and lovers of literature from all over Africa and beyond. Visit the Writivism website at www.writivism.com for more information and details of future events and competitions.

119 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 18, 2015

About the author

Sumayya Lee was born in Durban, South Africa during apartheid. At fifteen, under the tutelage of an inspirational English teacher, Lee found her calling, yet had no idea how long it would be before her dream of being a writer would be realised.

Lee married at twenty and studied to be a Montessori Directress during this time. Two children later, she was divorced and seeking new direction. She did a Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and went on to work with adults.

She is now re-married and lives in London with her husband, two children and their cats. She is the author of The Story of Maha and Maha, Ever After and is currently working on her third novel.

Reviews

[Akaliza · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favourite story was Devil's Village. This captivating short story is the charming troublemaker of the anthology, sneaking sci-fi onto the plates of readers expecting to be served more traditional genres in an African anthology. Try it, you'll like it!
Devil's Village happens to be the first of many short stories by up-and-coming sci-fi author, Dayo Ntwari. A brilliant start!

[Juwi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this collection of stories but unfortunately i know really liked three of them.

I felt a lot of them were just too long and boring even if the ideas were good but the execution wasn't.

My fave stories:
Being a Man
Social Studies
Voices

but just because i didn't like them doesn't mean you won't so if you like short stories then give it a try.

Happy Reading (although pretty much all the topics in the book are dark and disturbing)
=)

[Sima Mittal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a minute speck in the cosmos’s milkywaygalaxy that sings and glides into KILIMANJAROing plateaued ground praying they sleep through unfinished LAVA


This is the Anthology that groomed my reading is COOL journeying trip Towards my new manuscript that pipelines into

THE DREAM a that my SATGURUJI JAGJITSINGHJI & GURUMATAJI CHANDKAURJI
Have in our hearts
Given us what is incomprehensible yet infinitely above sanity

KADOGOO’s new found TREASURE 🔎
I leave u destination of this book to my readers of LEO!