Private beta · Now inviting beta testers
Be part of history in the making.
African writing has run on WhatsApp chats and verbal promises for too long. Writers’ Block Africa is what has been missing: a place where writers, editors, designers, translators and publishers are found for their talent, where AI use is declared, and where every job is built on a contract.
If you write
Your talent, found.
- A profile that shows your craft, your work and your record.
- Briefs from people who need exactly what you do, and a fair chance to win them.
- Every job on a proper contract, paid stage by stage.
- A record that grows with every job, ghostwritten work included.
If you need writing
Everyone you need, in one place.
- Memoirs, novels, screenplays, proposals, editing, design and publishing.
- Post a brief, or find a professional and invite them directly.
- Compare on fit and craft, and choose who suits your work.
- A contract for every job, and work delivered stage by stage.
What beta testers do
- 1Come in firstSet up your profile, or post your first brief, before the doors open to everyone.
- 2Use it for real workHire, or be hired, on real jobs, and see how it holds up.
- 3Help shape itTell us what is missing and what should change. Your feedback goes straight to the team building WBA.
Where the world finds African writers.
Four kinds of work, and the professionals who do them, from the first page to the finished book or film.