Help Is On The Way for Young Writers in Freetown
There are many young talented writers in Freetown, but no one’s read their stories because there are few publication houses. (See updates below)

In 2014, Mabinty Dumbuya won second prize in a high school writing competition held by Dr. G. E. Hallowell, director of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corp.

It's true there are no publishing houses in the city, but there is a Sierra Leone Writers Series publishing house, based in Ghana, which has a branch office in Warima, about 58 miles north of Freetown.
Sierra Leonean Writers Series was set up by Osman A. Sankoh (Mallam O.) in 2001, with the publication of the English edition of his book Hybrid Eyes - Reflections of an African in Europe. Mallam O. was born at Warima, close to Masiaka. To give back to this community, Mallam O built a library at Warima and a bookshop. The Sierra Leone Writers Series (SLWS) bookshop in Sierra Leone sells SLWS books at Warima Village, 11 miles from Masiaka. SLWS hopes to set up SLWS bookshops across Sierra Leone where SLWS books can be purchased.

SLWS are hoping the bookshop will become a publishing house. To publish your short story, novel, or book of poems, simply log on the SLWS website and Email: writersseries.sl@gmail.com
For Young life in Freetown, I'm Inyillah Conteh reporting.***See Updates below
***Updated December 20, 2016
“No one individual or initiative can satisfy the needs of a nation,” Mallam O said on WhatsApp. “Collaboration is the way to go. SLWS is registered in Freetown. I only currently live in Accra but our address is Warima/Freetown.

“Africanist Press by Chernoh Bah also collaborates with SLWS. Chernoh once facilitated a publishing workshop, funded by SLWS. He provided information on book publishing. This confirmed the need for stronger collaboration among the smaller publishers to achieve a bigger impact in the country,” he said.
Sierra Leone PEN Centre
President – Mohamed Sheriff
President – Mohamed Sheriff
Address – Sierra Leone PEN Centre 14A Wallace-Johnson St Freetown, Sierra Leone
Tel. – 0023276612614 / 0023233612614
Email – sierraleonepen@yahoo.co.uk
Website - http://www.pen-international.org/centres/sierra-leone-centre/
SONDIATA GLOBAL MEDIA
Formed in August 2013 and incorporated 2014. Sondiata is committed to improving education for girls and young women in Africa
Website - https://sondiataglobalmedia.com/about/
About Africanist Press
Website - http://www.pen-international.org/centres/sierra-leone-centre/
SONDIATA GLOBAL MEDIA
Formed in August 2013 and incorporated 2014. Sondiata is committed to improving education for girls and young women in Africa
Website - https://sondiataglobalmedia.com/about/
About Africanist Press
Based in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africanist Press is a publication of the African Socialist Movement. Africanist Press is an independent book publisher, which aims to publish the work of emerging African writers.
Website - https://africanistpress.com
Website - https://africanistpress.com
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