African Writers Bureau

For a very long period of time, I believed that one cannot earn from poetry for a number of reasons. First, publishing companies are no longer interested in publishing poetry books. Why? This is because there are a few people who buy them. To understand what I mean let me ask you a question. How many poetry books have you bought this year? If you have bought two or more congratulation. If you have not bought any book, then you can understand that many others are not buying poetry books. People now read poetry online. Publishing houses now concentrate on publishing academic books. A few companies that publish poetry books, will ask you to pay half-down or more of the publishing cost. And how many of us can do that? With these statistics, only a few dedicated poets keep on writing poetry because they enjoy doing it. However, we always want to see our work published by a reputable company. Have I sounded too pessimistic? I am writing from experience. I have interacted with s...

I have never thought of writing a bit about myself until one of my new partners gave me that suggestion.  So I waste no time, I have to do that. However, in this article, I will provide only the facts related to my writing career. Background information I grew up liking reading and writing poems. Apart from this I equally enjoyed debating. I started serious writing in 1994 when I was doing my teacher education. This means by 2019, I have been writing for 24 years, week by week. My main genres of writing are poetry, articles and short stories. But my heart is with poetry. Qualifications related to writing In a bid to improve my writing capabilities, I studied a number of courses. First, I did a Diploma in Education, from the University of Zimbabwe. Thereafter, I worked as a teacher for nine years. I also did a poetry writing course, that lasted me four years, from the Writers’ Bureau ( United Kingdom). After completing the poetry course, I undertook the Comprehensive Wr...

African Writers' Bureau Partnership Programme. The partnership program covers trainers and agents. There is also a need for country representatives. Interested people should join our groups: Facebook  Telegram Linkedin Writers and bloggers are also required for the following international programs: YellA Agency Decenturion However, YellA Agency and Decenturion are not related to the African Writers' Bureau

This is more of personal experience on the journey to successful writing. I have looked on my personal side, but there are other sides which my colleagues can tell. The journey I travelled in the writing arena has enhanced me to team up with a number of other experts to create a forum that should help the African budding writer. Why the African Continent? There is no doubt that we, Africans are behind in many aspects, even in the literary field. I did a number of writing courses, back in days, around 2000. When I sought for writing courses, there was no such a course in my country by that time. So I resorted to studying with the Writers' Bureau ( UK). The courses were very expensive, but I had no choice. I spent more than seven years, doing self-paced courses in writing. However, after completing my first two courses with this UK-based institution, I sought for a course at home. There was only one course offered in Zimbabwe, back them. The course was conducted by FOMO A...

We have something to introduce to poetry lovers in Africa. This is a poetry writing course. You can read the material online for free. I mean anyone can access the course material for free. One pays when he/she wants to get additional tutorials, coaching and editing. You can access the free course material  at African Writers' Bureau Poetry Writing Course Simply open your account and start reading. It is beneficial. We are currently offering the first two people to join the Poetry Writing Course for free. At the same, you stand an opportunity to form a branch in your country and earn from it.  Join our facebook group for full details. The facebook link is at the end of the following article which introduces the African Writers' Bureau, African Writers' Bureau Opens its Doors Now, have a teaser of a poem: Bury me in Africa If I visit a foreign land Then fail to come back, When I have died, Failing to come back to the land of my birth' Where my mo...