Ambrose Musiyiwa has worked as a freelance journalist, book reviewer, and a teacher. One of his short stories has been featured in an anthology of contemporary Zimbabwean writing, Writing Now: More Stories from Zimbabwe (Weaver Press, 2005.) He is a regular contributor to OhmyNews International. Currently he is working on a series of interviews with published and self-published authors on the work that they are doing.
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Trewin speaks about how the prize has managed to establish itself as one of the world's longest-running literary awards.
"Movement is good for writing and, of course, working with writers and readers is a great stimulant to writing."
"I think stories are one of the most effective ways to bridge divides and truly communicate with people."
"It is important to write... without footnoting, without patronizing and without debasing oneself to the level of meaningless generalizations."
Author Jay Mandal talks about his writing, his latest novel, the challenges emerging writers face, and how new technology is changing the publishing industry.
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