Zimbabwe Women Writers (ZWW) is an organization for

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established in 1990 in

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. It was "the first women's organization in Zimbabwe and in

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to address gender imbalance through writing and publishing". 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. In its first decade, it published over two hundred books by women, in

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and

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. 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.

Publications

* Kitson, Norma, ''Anthology of Zimbabwe Women Writers''. Zimbabwe: ZWW, 1994. With a foreword by

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. * ''Selections: English Poetry and Short Stories''. Harare: ZWW, 1997, repr. 2001. * ''Inkondlo''

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Harare: ZWW, 1998. (A Ndebele anthology.) * ''Nhetembo''

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.

References

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 1990 establishments in Zimbabwe Women's organisations based in Zimbabwe Organizations for women writers Organizations established in 1990 {{Zimbabwe-org-stub