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Weyra An online magazine and publishing platform showcasing the best creative writing from East Africa.

We’re reading a classic for November! 📚 This month, we’ll be diving into Things Fall Apart by Nigerian novelist, poet, a...
01/11/2024

We’re reading a classic for November! 📚 This month, we’ll be diving into Things Fall Apart by Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic Chinua Achebe, widely recognized for his influential contributions to contemporary African storytelling. Read along with us, and join in for an in-person discussion at the end of the month. You can join our telegram group to be a part of the discussions online before the end of the month.

P.S. If you’ve already read Things Fall Apart and want to explore something new, some of our members are reading its follow-up in the trilogy, Arrow of God.

This month, we’re diving into The Land of Shadows, a captivating collection of short stories by Abdourahman A. Waberi, h...
04/10/2024

This month, we’re diving into The Land of Shadows, a captivating collection of short stories by Abdourahman A. Waberi, hailing from Djibouti.

Join us for our monthly discussion on October 26th.
Happy reading! 📖❤️

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We’re reading Ivorian poet Tanella Boni’s collection The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn this month. Hope to see...
01/08/2024

We’re reading Ivorian poet Tanella Boni’s collection The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn this month. Hope to see you on the 31st for our first ever read of a poetry collection!

This June, we’ll be reading Senegalese author and filmmaker Ousmane Sembene’s satirical novel Xala. Join us!
01/06/2024

This June, we’ll be reading Senegalese author and filmmaker Ousmane Sembene’s satirical novel Xala. Join us!

A Cure for Wellness: How the west has taken over spirituality and turned it into modern day colonization By Bethel Biru
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21/05/2024

A Cure for Wellness: How the west has taken over spirituality and turned it into modern day colonization
By Bethel Biru

Read full story at https://weyra.org/read/
or the link in bio

This month’s book club selection is By Night the Mountain Burns by Juan Tomas Laurel, from Equatorial Guinea. This Trans...
02/04/2024

This month’s book club selection is By Night the Mountain Burns by Juan Tomas Laurel, from Equatorial Guinea. This Translation by Jethro Soutar is the promising magical tale we’ll be discussing at the end of the month.

Bookclub last weekend was amazing. Thank you everyone who joined. The lively discussions about and around this Angolan f...
02/04/2024

Bookclub last weekend was amazing. Thank you everyone who joined. The lively discussions about and around this Angolan fiction have stayed with us.

We look forward to seeing you next month.
SO to for hosting us .

Get your works published in our upcoming anthology!We’re still taking submissions of stories based on the experiences of...
14/03/2024

Get your works published in our upcoming anthology!

We’re still taking submissions of stories based on the experiences of the last four years.

For more information about the submissions, check our website: https://weyra.org/anthology/

For questions, send us an email at : [email protected]

Introducing our guest poetry editor for weyra! Kalkidan’s journey has led her to embrace the role of a storyteller, wit...
29/02/2024

Introducing our guest poetry editor for weyra!



Kalkidan’s journey has led her to embrace the role of a storyteller, with or without words by using any medium that best captures the concept she wants to portray. Whether it’s through words, images, motion, or something entirely new, Kalkidan seamlessly jumps between forms to bring her vision to life. In all of her creative process, collaboration remains the cornerstone of it all, acting as a bridge to connect and explore the diverse visions and worlds of other artists alongside her own. This collaborative spirit has led her work to be showcased on both local and international platforms, including MEQAQAR LIVE, the “Sew’ew’net” exhibition, Weyra, the “All Shook Up” anthology, the SABAA ART AWARD, and The League of Poets. Currently, Kalkidan is developing concept-based short films, collaborating with a range of creative professionals from various fields.

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