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Mawu supports non-fiction writers

The Malawi Writer Union (Mawu) has thrown its weight behind the establishment of a separate writers’ body, the Malawi Union of Academic and Non-fiction Authors (Muana).

Muana is the third body of writers after Mawu and the Poetry Association of Malawi (Pam).

Sambalikagwa Mvona
Sambalikagwa Mvona

With support from the Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association, the new body was established to promote non-fiction and academic research and publication after noticing that Mawu and Pam were mainly promoting fiction writing.

“As Mawu we are happy with the establishment of the new body. In fact, it did not come as a surprise as we have been part of a series meetings that have given birth to Muana,” explained Mawu president Sambalikagwa Mvona.

He said despite that, it has affected the Mawu membership, he is happy as the establishment of a new body is a step in the right direction.

“We have lost a few of our members, but in the positive because they have formed an equally important body. This is good for the nation and we are empowering others to grow wings,” he said.

Muana is headed by Max Iphani, who is book editor at the Malawi Institute of Education.

Some of Muana’s goals include ensuring that there is sound professional and legal relationships between authors and publishers, assist authors in publishing contracts as well as striving to build capacity of non-fiction and academic authors and lobby for increased numbers of Malawian textbooks in institutions of learning.

 

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