Zimbabwe Women Writers Explained

Zimbabwe Women Writers (ZWW) is an organization for women writers established in 1990 in Zimbabwe. It was "the first women's organization in Zimbabwe and in Southern Africa to address gender imbalance through writing and publishing".^[1]

Established in response to a need expressed at a 1990 writers' workshop, ZWW had over ninety branches across Zimbabwe by the turn of the century.^[2] In its first decade, it published over two hundred books by women, in English, Shona and Ndebele.^[3] In 1990 a few women writers formed Zimbabwe Women Writers (ZWW) to promote women's writings in the country. It now has 600 members and 56 branches in both the rural and urban areas throughout the country.^[4]

Publications

• Kitson, Norma, Anthology of Zimbabwe Women Writers. Zimbabwe: ZWW, 1994. With a foreword by David Karimanzira.
• Selections: English Poetry and Short Stories. Harare: ZWW, 1997, repr. 2001.
• Inkondlo [Selections]. Harare: ZWW, 1998. (A Ndebele anthology.)^[5]
• Nhetembo [Selections]. Harare: ZWW, 1990. (A Shona anthology.)
• Women of Resilience: The voices of women ex-combatants. Harare: Zimbabwe Women Writers, 2000.
• A Tragedy of Lives. Harare: Zimbabwe Women Writers, 2003.

External links

• https://openlibrary.org/publishers/Zimbabwe_Women_Writers
• https://www.icj.org/zimbabwe-parliamentarian-joana-mamombe-must-be-provided-urgent-medical-care/
• https://weaverpresszimbabwe.com/reviews/13-women-writing-zimbabwe

Notes and References

1. Book: Tando. Mary O.. Lydia Alpízar Durán. Noël D. Payne. Anahi Russo. Building Feminist Movements and Organizations: Global Perspectives. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZeYooc-sNcAC&pg=PA131. 2007. Zed Books. 978-1-84277-850-0. 131–. Zimbabwe Women Writers, 1990–2004.
2. Book: Cheris Kramarae. Dale Spender. Dale Spender. Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge. 2004. Routledge. 978-1-135-96315-6. 1709.
3. Book: Kathleen E. Sheldon. Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. https://books.google.com/books?id=36BViNOAu3sC&pg=PA275. 2005. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-5331-7. 275. Zimbabwe Women Writers.
4. Web site: 2015-02-03. ZIMBABWE: Women of Zimbabwe tell Their Stories. 2021-11-08. PeaceWomen. en.
5. Book: Zimbabwe Women Writers. Selections Inkondlo. Zimbabwe Women Writers. 1998. Harare. 28–30, 37, 48–50.