Edwige Dro is a writer, literary translator and literary activist from Cote d'Ivoire. She is currently writing the fictionalized biography of Marie Kore, one of the female political activists of colonial Cote d'Ivoire through the support of a grant from the Miles Morland Foundation. She is the co-founder of Abidjan Lit, a collective of literary activists in Abidjan working on changing the 'Africans don't read' stereotype. Her short stories have been published in anthologies such as New Daughters of Africa or by publications such as Ankara Press or Bloomsbury. As an Africa39 writer in 2014, she was hailed as one of "the most promising writers under the age of 40 with the potential and talent to define trends in the development of literature from Sub-Saharan Africa and the diaspora" by the Hay Festival. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Edwige plans to continue her literary activism with a focus on nurturing the young literary voices of her country.