Tag: KigaliLit
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi charms Nairobi, Kigali in “Manchester Happened” tour.
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi charmed residents of Nairobi and Kigali on her Manchester Happened East African tour. Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi won the Kwani Manuscript prize in 2013 giving her name recognition across the continent. The manuscript published as Kintu in the following year earned the writer many accolades like being longlisted for the Etisalat Prize. The…
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Burundi writer Perpétue Miganda features at #KigaliLit.
Perpétue Miganda was the featured writer at the #KigaliLit event at the Innovation Village in Kigali, Rwanda. The event which was hosted on May 30, 2018 was moderated by blogger and poet Eric Ngangare. #KigaliLit, short for Kigali Literature, is a literary event that brings young and established authors alike from Kigali and further afield…
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Caine Prize workshop participants feature at #KigaliLit
The #KigaliLit session that happens regularly in Kigali, Rwanda this past month featured writers who had been attending the Caine Prize workshop in the East African country. They included previous Caine Prize shortlistees Bongani Kona (2016) and Arinze Ifeakandu (2017). #KigaliLit is an event hosted by Huza Press and other partners in Kigali, Rwanda featuring…
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Huza Press event KigaliLit rocks Rwanda’s literary scene
Author Sarah Stricker was the guest at the second edition of KigaliLit at the Goethe-Institut Kigali on January 31, 2018. The German writer was moderated by Donnalee Donaldson. KigaliLit, short for Kigali Literature, is a series of literary events created in a collaboration between Huza Press and the Goethe-Institut Kigali. The series gives a platform…