Tag: Ndinda Kioko

  • Ndinda Kioko makes Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017 Shortlist

    Ndinda Kioko makes Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017 Shortlist

    Kenyan writer Ndinda Kioko is one of the writers on the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017 Shortlist. Wasafiri is a leading magazine for international contemporary writing based in the UK. Launched in 1984, it is now renowned for publishing some of the world’s most distinguished writers including Chinua Achebe, Kamau Brathwaite, Anita and Kiran Desai,…

  • Writivism Festival 2015 Day 4: Politics, selling books and breaking down language barriers

    Writivism Festival 2015 Day 4: Politics, selling books and breaking down language barriers

    Saturday in Kampala, Uganda saw the African writing community in the form of Writivism Festival 2015 converging at the city’s National Theatre for a series of activities. The keynote address in the evening was given by Ugandan poet, fiction writer, scholar and columnist John Nagenda. Nagenda is also a senior media advisor to President Yoweri…

  • Morland Writing Scholars 2014 announced

    Morland Writing Scholars 2014 announced

    The Miles Morland Foundation (MMF) has announced the winners of the 2014 Morland Writing Scholarships. The winners each receive a grant of ₤18,000 to allow them to take a year to write a book. The awards are based on submissions that include a book proposal and an excerpt of published writing. While usually, the MMF…