The Nigeria Prize for Literature Award 2015: No one was good enough
So last Sunday we were all waiting with bated breath to hear who would be going home with The Nigeria […]
A snapshot of the Nairobi International Book Fair 2015
The Sarit Centre in Nairobi was a bustle of activity last week as Nairobi International Book 2015 the biggest literary […]
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. […]
Chris Okemwa is Kenyan Burt Award 2015 winner
Chris Okemwa was announced the winner of this years Burt Award 2015 at an invite only ceremony at the Kempinski […]
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor wins Jomo Kenyatta Prize for literature 2015
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor is the winner of the adult English category of the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for literature 2015 for […]
Sights from the Nairobi International Book Fair 2015
So the Nairobi International Book Fair 2015 ended yesterday at the Sarit Centre in Nairobi. It was a few days […]
Dami Ajayi’s Ghanaian adventure
Dami Ajayi is a very special fellow. By day he is known as Dr Ajayi the trainee psychiatrist who ensures […]
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 […]
Dayo Ntwari to read at Goethe Kigali
Dayo Ntwari has been having a great year. The Rwandan writer with the Nigerian connection started his writing year with […]
Nairobi International Book Fair 2015 is here!
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2015 will be hosted at the Sarit Centre from 23-27 September this year. September looks […]
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 […]
Storymoja Festival 2015: Blog numbero uno
The Storymoja festival was in high gear at its new venue the Nairobi Arboretum. The activities were mainly targeted at […]
Writivism 2016 Creative Writing Workshops Callout
A callout for the Writivism 2016 workshops to be held next year in five different African cities was announced at […]
The Storymoja Festival 2015 is here!
The Storymoja Festival 2015 is here ladies and gentlemen! The hype and the tweets and the Facebook statuses and Instagram […]
Third African Women Writers Symposium for Johannesburg
It seems like it’s all going down in the African literature calendar in September. Apart from the Open Books and […]