What we do
Our Programmes.
Learning, advice and community at every stage of authorship.
From online seminars and professional trainings to contract support and Africa-wide symposia, TANFWA’s programmes help writers grow their skills, protect their rights and reach their readers.
- 50+Articles & books
- 20+Writers
- 100%Member satisfaction
Explore our programmes
Six ways TANFWA supports its members
Select a programme to see what it offers and how to take part.
Seminars & Workshops
Learn together, wherever you are
TANFWA runs online seminars and in-person workshops that grow writers’ skills and knowledge in authorship, copyright, the book trade and the publishing industry.
- Online seminars on authorship, copyright, the book trade and publishing
- Free entrance for members to most workshops and seminars held around the country
- Conferences and symposia that connect writers with the wider sector
Achievements
Growing Tanzania’s writing community
TANFWA partners with international, regional and national literary stakeholders to share experience in authorship.
Most recent milestone
PAWS 2025: the 4th Pan African Writers Symposium
TANFWA hosted writers, publishers and policy makers on 2–3 October 2025 at the University of Dar es Salaam Library, with support from the Non-Fiction and Translators Association of Norway and the International Authors’ Forum.
See the highlightsOur partners
Programmes built with the people who shape the book chain
We work alongside copyright societies, publishers’ associations, government institutions and international author organisations.
Get involved
Take part in the next programme
Members join most workshops and seminars free of charge. Become a member, or write to us to propose a programme or partnership.
Become part of Tanzania’s writing community