Category: Kenya
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Kenyan comics anthology launches in Nairobi.
The new Kenyan comics anthology launched at the Alliance Francaise, Nairobi on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. There has been a huge growth in comics in Nairobi as more people have gotten into the business in the last few years. The breadth of the scene was shown when the Nyrobi Comic Fest showcased some of the…
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Book Digest: Léonora Miano, Duduzile Noeleen Ngwenya, Esinam Bediako, Evelyne Waithira Müller
In our regular Book Digest segment, we spotlight new books from Léonora Miano, Duduzile Noeleen Ngwenya, Esinam Bediako, and Evelyne Waithira Müller. you get better with love by Duduzile Noeleen Ngwenya Publisher: Pan Macmillan South AfricaDate: October 8, 2024Genre: PoetryLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Pan Macmillan South Africa Duduzile Noeleen Ngwenya Duduzile Noeleen Ngwenya is…
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Book Digest: Siphokazi Jonas, Anthony Joseph, Scola Moraa, Kwame Dawes
In our regular Book Digest segment, we wrap up book news for our readers with books from Siphokazi Jonas, Anthony Joseph, Scola Moraa, Kwame Dawes, and Chris Abani. This week, our focus is poetry by writers of African descent that is already in the market or forthcoming. When Love Says Goodbye by Scholastica Moraa Publisher: …
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Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2024 winners announced
The Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2024 winners were announced in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature celebrates Kenyan writers in the categories of fiction for adults, youth (young adults), and children in English and Kiswahili. The awards, which have been running since 1972, are given by the…
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A snapshot of the Macondo Literary Festival 2024
A snapshot of the Macondo Literary Festival 2024 which was hosted at the Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi from September 20 – 22, 2024 The theme for this year’s Macondo Literary Festival, “The Sea is History,” was inspired by a poem of the same name by Caribbean Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott. This year, the curators extended…
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Dennis Mugaa book launches in Nairobi
Dennis Mugaa’s debut short story collection Half Portraits Under Water launched at Cheche Books, Nairobi on Thursday, September 19, 2024. In the last few years, Dennis Mugaa has quietly built a reputation for producing outstanding work in the Kenyan and African literary spaces. The former Prestige Bookstore employee started learning his trade at workshops like…
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Exclusive: Kenya Publishers Association’s 25 Notable Books and Authors
In a Writing Africa exclusive, we share advance information on the Kenya Publishers Association “notable 25 books and authors” to be announced on Saturday, September 28, 2024, The Kenya Publishers Association (KPA), representing the publishing fraternity in Kenya, was founded in 1972. It plays several roles, such as lobbying for publishers at the government level…
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African Writers Awards 2024 shortlists announced.
The African Writers Awards, African Teen Writers Awards, and the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature shortlists were announced on September 23, 2024. The African Writers Awards were conceived by the African Writers Development Trust to celebrate the best-emerging writing talents on the continent. Some previous winners have been Manu Herbstein, Maryhilda Ibe, Chiamaka Onu-Okpara,…
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Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2024 shortlists announced
The Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2024 shortlists were announced in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday, September 22, 2024. The Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature celebrates Kenyan writers in the categories of fiction for adults, youth (young adults), and children in English and Kiswahili every two years. The awards, which have been running since 1972, are…
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Macondo LitFest 2024, Nairobi International Book Fair 2024 for Nairobi
The second half of September has a raft of literary activities from book launches to literary and book fairs. Here are some you don’t want to miss. Nairobi has always been one of the most happening literary cities with many activities throughout the year. In September, the city goes into a literary frenzy with organisers…
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Book Digest: Edwidge Danticat, Gaël Faye, Foluso Agbaje, Billy Kahora
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Edwidge Danticat, Gaël Faye, Foluso Agbaje, and Billy Kahora. We’re Alone by Edwidge Danticat Publisher: Graywolf PressDate: September 3, 2024Genre: Nonfiction, EssaysLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Graywolf Edwidge Danticat Edwidge Danticat is the author of several books, including…
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Kenyan Readathon 2024 event for September 14
The official Kenyan Readathon 2024 event will be hosted at the McMillan Memorial Library, Nairobi on Saturday, September 14, 2024. In 2020, literary activist Lexa Lubanga unveiled the “Kenya Readathon” initiative to celebrate writing from the East African nation. It was a virtual series to encourage readers to promote Kenyan authors with their work as…
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Let Us Conspire, Bald Dandelions anthologies launch in Nairobi
The two anthologies Let Us Conspire and Other Short Stories and Bald Dandelions With Their Wishes Blown Off launched at Cheche Books, Nairobi on August 15, 2024. Cheche Books was the site of launching the two anthologies Let Us Conspire and Other Short Stories (Jahazi Press) and Bald Dandelions With Their Wishes Blown Off (Huza…
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Kistrech International Poetry Festival 2024 starts September 27
The Kistrech International Poetry Festival 2024 runs in venues around Kenya from September 27 – October 4, 2024. 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, oral poetry, music instrument-playing,…
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Kisumu Literacy Day for August 31
Kisumu Literacy Day will be hosted at the Kenyan National Library in Kisumu on Saturday, August 31, 2024. The Kenya National Library Service is known for its work in providing library services in its many libraries across the country. The beloved service has announced that it will host the “Kisumu Literacy Day” in the city…