Wandiika Literacy Initiative (2024)

Mr. Simpson Muhwezi, an author mainly of children’s books, is the Creative Director of the The Wandiika Literacy Initiative which he co-founded in 2018 in Uganda. He believes story writing helps primary school students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills which he strongly believes are vital not only for the children’s academic performance but also their survival and prosperity in the 21st Century.

Wandiika’s flagship program is the Wandiika’s Children Writing Competition, an annual story-writing competition. The winning books are published with the proud support of ABCA.

We are pleased to announce the long-list for the Wandiika Prize 2023/2024 edition. We recieved both school and individual submissions, all of which have been judged blindly in their respective categories.

Congratulations to those that have made this list. We equally applaud those who did not, for their dedication, and strongly encourage them to try again in future.

Many thanks to our judges for a job well done. We look forward to unveiling the shortlist. Stay tuned.