Tag: Storymoja Festival
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Storymoja Festival 2017 set for Nairobi
An epic running of the Storymoja Festival 2017 is set for September 27 – October 1 in Nairobi, Kenya. The festival theme this year is “Black Peace.” The Storymoja Festival, founded by Storymoja Publishers in 2007, is one of the most important literary festivals on the African continent today. It was started with a small…
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African literary festivals you can attend in 2017
Here is a list of African literary festivals you can attend in 2017. 2016 promised and delivered to literary feast of festivals in all corners of the continent. Writers and readers met and interacted in many different venues in many types of environments. Some like Abantu Book Festival were new while the older ones like…
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Storymoja kick off the year with a bang
Storymoja Publishers is known worldwide for their festival the Storymoja Festival which happens in September every year. The thing about them is that as the name of the organisation states, it is a publishing outfit not just an organiser of festivals. The outfit started 2016 with a bang as they do a variety of initiatives.…
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African literary festivals you can attend in 2016
What a year 2015 was where African literary festivals were concerned. A record number showcased some of the coolest people and their writing in various spaces around on this rock that we live on. It looks like it’s not letting up as there are very many events for this year. Here are some of the…
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YouTube Videos from the Storymoja Festival 2015
So I have finally uploaded all the videos that I took at the Storymoja Festival 2015 that happened this month. The videos were taken over a two day period on the Saturday and Saturday with a Samsung J7 which I am still learning how to use. Therefore the quality of the videos isn’t world class…
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Storymoja Festival 2015: Images from the event
The Storymoja Festival ended this Sunday with many pleased people in Nairobi. As is tradition now on this blog I can’t go without giving you some images from the festival. I used a new phone, at least to me, the Samsung J7 and I have to say it was quite a learning process. I know…
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Storymoja Festival 2015: Blog numero deux
The last day of the Storymoja Festival 2015 was on Sunday. The Arboretum, like the name tells you, is a place dedicated to trees so on a typical weekend you will find a specific demographic there. It’s a special mix of lovers courting, joggers err… jogging and people doing picnics with religious organisations making it…
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African literary festivals you can attend in 2015
2014 was a great year for Africa’s literature and a slew of festivals across the continent. So with the new year still upon us I figured that for planning purposes some of you would like to join in on the fun. Here is a list of events that will be happening in the next twelve…
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Thank You Storymoja Festival 2014 Crew
The team at Storymoja has done an amazing job this year. Without any major disaster (at least at the venue) it went smoothly for the most part for the team with Patron, Dr Auma Obama, founder Muthoni Garland alongside Dawn Makena and their team doing a great job. A few quibbles about the event. The…