Category: Kenya
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Nuria Books takes up Naivas’ Kenyan book distribution
Popular bookstore Nuria Books has taken up the distribution of Kenyan books for megastore Naivas. The deal was made public on November 20, 2023. In 2021, leading retailer Naivas Supermarkets announced a new initiative to bring books by Kenyan writers to be known to their many customers. The initiative called for Kenyan authors and publishers…
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Davis Tamba wins Yours2read Short Story Competition.
Davis Tamba won the Yours2read Short Story Competition at the Alliance Française Nairobi on Thursday, November 16, 2023. The Yours2read Short Story Competition is a collaboration of the Writers Guild-Kenya, Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), and Yours2read (UK). It aims to provide writers with a platform to share their genuine African narratives, propelling them to…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 winners announced.
The winners of the Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 have been announced today, Friday, November 17, 2023. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. In the past, the scholarship has been accorded to writers from across the…
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Jahazi Journal Edition 11 launches in Nairobi.
The eleventh edition of the Jahazi Journal with the theme “Perspective of Theatre Practice in Kenya” launched in Nairobi on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Jahazi is an arts & culture journal that builds bridges between theory & practice founded by late performing artist, director, playwright, storyteller, poet, and academic Bantu Mwaura in 2006. The eleventh…
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A snapshot of the Nairobi International Book Fair 2023
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2023, was hosted at the Sarit Centre Expo Hall from September 27 – October 1, 2023. The Nairobi International Book Fair organised by the Kenya Publishers Association has brought together publishing professionals, authors, booksellers, print suppliers, media, and readers from Africa and around the world since the first edition in…
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The 254 Kitabu Fest rocks Nairobi in September
The 254 Kitabu Fest was hosted in venues at the Text Book Centre around Nairobi over the month of September. The Text Book Centre was founded as a partnership between businessmen S V Shah and M J Rughani in Nairobi in 1964. It specialised in selling to parents who needed educational materials like school books,…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 were announced on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. Scholars writing fiction receive a grant of £18,000, paid monthly over twelve months while those…
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NYrobi Book Fest 2023 schedule announced.
The schedule for the NYrobi Book Fest 2023 to take place at Alliance Française de Nairobi to run from October 13 – 15, 2023 is now public. The Alliance Française in Nairobi successfully hosted the NYrobi Book Fest at their venue in the city’s Central Business District in 2021 and 2022. The 2023 edition aims…
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Keabetswe Molotsi wins Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2023.
Keabetswe Molotsi’s short story Matlhalerwa was announced the winner of the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2023 at a ceremony in Thika, Kenya on Saturday, October 7, 2023 The Kendeka Prize for African Literature is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short story either fiction or creative non-fiction. Previous winners of the prize founded…
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Kistrech International Poetry Festival 2023 starts October 7
The Kistrech International Poetry Festival 2023 runs in venues around Kenya from October 7 – 12, 2023. The festival theme is “freedom.” The Kistrech International Poetry Festival was founded to promote poetry and cultural exchange between local and foreign artists by Dr Christopher Okemwa in 2013. The annual festival features spoken-word, rap, song, poetry reading,…
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Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2023 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2023 was announced on Thursday, September 26, 2023. The Kendeka Prize for African Literature is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short story either fiction or creative non-fiction. Previous winners of the prize founded by Kenyan writer and publisher Andrew Maina have been Jenny Robson…
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Literary events for an action-packed Nairobi weekend.
A book fair and festival, book launch, and author bonding sessions are on offer for lovers of the literary arts in Nairobi this coming weekend. As the year runs down, many literary events are hosted in Nairobi to beat the year-end. After a quiet start to 2023, Soma Nami’s African Book Festival, Book Bunk’s NBO…
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The Nairobi International Book Fair 2023 is coming!
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2023, set to be the most ambitious in its history, will be hosted at the Sarit Centre Expo Hall from September 27 – October 1, 2023. The Nairobi International Book Fair, bringing together publishing professionals, authors, booksellers, print suppliers, media, and readers from Africa and around the world, has been…
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A snapshot of the Macondo Literary Festival 2023
The third edition of the Macondo Literary Festival 2023 was held at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi from September 15 – 17, 2023. The Macondo Literary Festival is a creation of the Macondo Book Society, a term which comes from “Macondo,” the fictional place where magical things happen in the novel One Hundred Years…
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Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2023 longlist announced.
The longlist for the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2023 was announced on Monday, September 19, 2023. The Kendeka Prize for Africa Literature is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short story either fiction or creative non-fiction. Previous winners of the prize founded by Kenyan writer and publisher Andrew Maina have been Jenny Robson…