Her dance
By Nana M’bawa It wasn’t ours Her dance was a whirl A twirl A whirlwind which shook our dance Our dance had a beginning, and an end We didn’t know the roots of her dance And so she twirled, she whirled A lone dancer And...
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NERDY NIVA: Bathtime insipiration
by Chims and Tims
Read MoreThey were all searching
Third prize-winning poem, 2020 Makewana Competition by Tawonga Msowoya They were all searching when they came. In large ships and vessels they came, and they came searching for something amid the quagmire of lost and deprived...
Read MoreIF ONLY I WAS LIGHT-SKINNED
by WONGANI MWASINGA Third prize-winning short story, 2020 Makewana’s Daughters Competition The first time I was called ugly for being dark skinned was in 1985. I was only sixteen years old at the time and repeating Form...
Read MoreNERDY NIVA: THE KILLER TEXT
by Chims and Tims
Read MoreMEET OUR JUDGES
Makewana’ s Daughters would like to take a moment to introduce you to our hard-working judges for this year’s competitions. Short story categoryProfessor Mpalive MsiskaProfessor Msiska is Senior Lecturer at the Birkbeck...
Read MoreMercy’s Musings : Waiting Upon God
Just last Friday, I had scheduled to meet up with a friend. I had been on the night shift, so yes I was very tired but couldn’t rest properly until I had met my friend. So I got home had an hour’s rest. Soon...
Read MoreProfessor’s Daughter
by Chikondi Favoured Mlozi The trembling of my lips made shouting impossible. Not that it would have helped. My voice would have only echoed, bounced across the house and frightened me upon its return. No one else could hear me....
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