The Time of the Writer is one of the most respected festivals for writers on the continent. The festival which is in its 17th year…
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Where we cover African and Black literary festivals, the writers who attend them and the activities around them.
Storymoja Hay Festival 2014 dates out
The Storymoja Hay Festival 2014 dates are out. The festival now in its sixth year will be hosted at the National Museum of Kenya in…
View More Storymoja Hay Festival 2014 dates outKampala International Book Fair 2014 in March
The Kampala International Book Fair 2014 is set to happen in Kampala, Uganda on 12-15th March. The fair will see many heads of renowned publishing…
View More Kampala International Book Fair 2014 in MarchFrom the Nairobi International Book Fair 2013
Its not easy to do a book fair. You have to find all these publishers and convince them to come together in one space and…
View More From the Nairobi International Book Fair 2013Dr. Auma Obama is Storymoja Hay Festival 2014 director
The Storymoja Festival is one of the best literary happenings in Kenya. The Muthoni Garland run event has seen some of the best minds coming…
View More Dr. Auma Obama is Storymoja Hay Festival 2014 directorThe Storymoja Hay Festival cancelled… well be back better.
I am not a huge fan of terrorists. Its just not my scene. I report on the social aspect of the human story. Birthday parties.…
View More The Storymoja Hay Festival cancelled… well be back better.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…
View More All roads lead to the Storymoja Hay Festival 2013Dr 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…
View More Dr Paula Kahumbu and Motown for the Storymoja Hay festivalTeju Cole for Storymoja Hay Festival 2013
The Storymoja Hay festival has hosted many distinguished writers including Ben Okri the famous Nigerian author, Giles Foden of the I wrote The Last King…
View More Teju Cole for Storymoja Hay Festival 2013A visit to the ongoing Nairobi International Book Fair
Yesterday saw me visiting the Nairobi International book fair in Nairobi and I have to say that I had pretty decent time. You can still…
View More A visit to the ongoing Nairobi International Book FairAnother year, another Storymoja Hay Festival.
Like the night turns into day and day back into day another Storymoja Hay festival was upon us. This year the venue had moved to…
View More Another year, another Storymoja Hay Festival.The Return of the Storymoja Hay Festival
The Storymoja Hay Festival is back. The event is set to hit Nairobi on 13-16th September at the National Museum of Kenya. I first attended…
View More The Return of the Storymoja Hay Festival