Commonwealth Writers non-fiction workshop for Uganda
Not everyone can write fiction. That’s not really a bad thing if you think about it as there are other […]
Excerpt for new old Teju Cole book Everyday is for the Thief
So Teju Cole came to Nairobi in a blaze of glory last year in the Storymoja Hay Festival. He came […]
Outted in South Africa: A review of Zukiswa Wanner’s Men of the South
It seems that this story with Binyavanga Wainaina coming out guns blazing about his sexuality isn’t going away any time […]
Jalada Africa’s first short story anthology out
Jalada Africa is a pan-African writers’ collective aimed at publishing literature by African authors regularly. The idea is to make […]
Tips for Writers, By Writers at the Daystar Creatives academy
So you want to be a successful writer making tons of dosh? Usually the process in Kenya for many a […]
Outted in Nigeria: review of Jude Dibia’s Walking with Shadows
Book: Walking With Shadows Writer: Jude Dibia Publisher: BlackSands Books Year of publication: 2005 Number of pages: 255 In which […]
Etisalat Writers Prize 2014 shortlist out
They announced the shortlist for the Etisalat Prize for African literature yesterday. Those in the running for Africa’s first major […]
Lauren Beukes in running for 2nd Arthur C Clarke Award 2014
Author Lauren Beukes is an author of several titles including Moxyland, Zoo City and The Shining Girls. Her second book […]
Last call for Caine Prize 2014
We all know the benefits of winning the Caine Prize for African literature. For one, you get to be feted […]
Teju Cole’s Open City; A review
Book: Open City Writer: Teju Cole Nationality: Nigeria/USA Number of pages: 259 Publisher: Faber and Faber. Open City is the […]
Storymoja poet wins London Book Festival honours
Dr Neal Hall may be familiar to some Kenyan readers as he was one of the poets who came to […]
