Tag: Storymoja Hay Festival
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Storymoja Festival 2014 Daily Blog – Sunday 21st, September
Sunday was the last day of the Storymoja Festival. This day was special as there would be a memorial in the evening to remember Prof Kofi Awoonor who died when bad folks attacked the Westgate Mall last year. It was a whole year already since that horrible day was upon us. Wow. I started the…
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Storymoja Festival 2014 Daily Blog – Friday 19th September
Friday was first day that I spent a whole day at the museum to enjoy the textures of Kenya’s real literary festival. I spent the day mostly meeting up with authors and getting a full feel of the museum and what was happening. Take for instance the “Diaper Mentality” exhibition curated by our good pal…
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The Storymoja Festival 2014 is here!
It took a while but after many moons of preparation and other such things, the Storymoja Festival 2014 is upon us. The National Museum of Kenya is starting today the epicenter of all events literature in Nairobi. The events will be many and we shall keep you abreast of as much as I can but…
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Chris Abani, Prajwal Parajuly for Storymoja Hay Festival 2014
The Storymoja Hay Festival 2014 promises to be the coolest event in town if the reports coming out from the organisers is any indication. Firstly the Storymoja Festival now has a new status as an OFFICIAL sister festival of the Hay Festivals (UK). Not bad for a little get-together that started as a Nyama Choma…
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Wole Soyinka confirms Storymoja Hay Festival 2014 attendance
The Storymoja Hay festival wasn’t the best last year as one of its most prominent guests Dr Kofi Awoonor died when terrorists attacked the Westgate Mall and he was one of the victims. Events had to be cancelled as the country reeled from the madness of the period. The literature world was shocked with none…
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All roads lead to the Storymoja Hay Festival 2013
The biggest literary event in Kenya will be happening this weekend as the Storymoja Hay Festival 2013 makes its way to the National Museum of Kenya in Nairobi. There will be a series of events for all of you who have an interest in the written word. For those who just like to party you…
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Dr Paula Kahumbu and Motown for the Storymoja Hay festival
The biggest story where the literature business is concerned is the Storymoja Hay Festival happening in September. It has emerged today that Dr Paula Kahumbu is the Storymoja Hay Festival Director. The Kenyan-born and bred lady is famous for her wildlife conservation garnering her accolades from across the globe. I’m not really sure what this…
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Teju Cole for Storymoja Hay Festival 2013
The Storymoja Hay Festival has hosted many distinguished writers including Ben Okri the famous Nigerian author, and Giles Foden who wrote The Last King of Scotland fame among many others.The 2013 edition of the festival will be happening in September and is set to rock the national museum of Kenya. One of the biggest festival…
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Storymoja Publishers join social media site Pinterest
One of the most innovative publishers in Kenya has to be Storymoja Publishing led by Muthoni Garland. They have the most output fiction-wise where some of the new companies operating in Kenya are concerned. They also have several initiatives to bring reading to the fore like Start A Library. The biggest event in the firm’s…