An innovative new company called Grapevine is publishing exciting new literature from across the world on WhatsApp and Telegram, making it accessible to all. The organisation was founded by creative technologist Tim Kindberg and artist Lily Green. Simply take a photo of some Grapevine artwork (found on postcards, book covers, stickers etc), send it to Grapevine via WhatsApp, and you’ll be sent the related literary content: extracts of a short story, poetry and more.
I worked with Grapevine on one of their pilot projects, running an online workshop with Cameroonian writers and artists as they developed their ideas for Grapevine. The two winning ideas were produced by the groups and the Grapevine team. The images can be seen around Cameroon on posters and stickers on taxi windows.
Take a photo of one of the winning images below, send it to Grapevine on +44 (0)7380 333721, and hear the audio for yourself!
Georgina Collins 