Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor is one of the artists in the DAAD Berlin Artists-in-Resident program 2021 announced on November 25, 2019. The DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program awards…
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Category: Kenya
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2020 winners announced.
Howard Meh-Buh Maximus, Kobina Ankomah-Graham, Okwiri Oduor, and Sarah Uheida were announced the winners of the Morland Writing Scholarships 2020 today, November 24, 2020. The…
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Makena Onjerika’s “Digital Bedbugs” reboots Mbogi Ya Mawriters.
Makena Onjerika’s edited anthology Digital Bedbugs was featured at the first physical Mbogi Ya Mawriters event since the onset of Coronavirus at Alliance Francaise Nairobi…
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Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor lends her voice to Kenya’s newest opera.
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor was a guest at the first sneak peek of Kenya’s newest opera Nyanga: Runaway Grandmother in Nairobi on November 6, 2020. Nyanga:…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2020 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2020 was announced today, October 19, 2020. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as…
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Announcing Sahifa, a new platform for research, journalism, art, and literature.
Today, Sahifa, a new platform for research, journalism, art, and literature, with a strong focus on Eastern African stories has been launched. Sahifa is a…
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African Writers Awards 2020 longlists announced.
The longlists for the African Writers Awards 2020 were announced on September 28, 2020. The African Writers Awards were conceived by the African Writers Development…
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Babishai Haiku Prize 2020 shortlist announced in Kampala.
The shortlist for the Babishai Haiku Prize 2020 was announced in Kampala, Uganda today, Friday, September 25, 2020. The Babishai Haiku Prize organised by the…
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Nairobi International Book Fair 2020 starts on September 24.
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2020, which is virtual this year, runs from September 24-26, 2020. The fair’s theme is “Any Book, Anywhere.” The Nairobi…
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Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 longlist announced in Lagos.
There are 24 writers on the longlist for the Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 announced on September 14, 2020. The Toyin Fálọlá Prize is a new…
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Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Dr Jacinta Victoria Muinde win African Studies Association UK 2020 awards.
Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Dr Jacinta Victoria Muinde, and Harris Dousemetzis were the winners at the African Studies Association UK awards 2020 announced on September 10, 2020.…
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Ngugi Wa Thiong’o accepts Premi Internacional Catalunya 2019. In Kikuyu.
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o accepted the Premi Internacional Catalunya 2019 from his California, United States base on September 3, 2020. Premi Internacional Catalunya (which in English…
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Podcasts: Things Fall Together, Books & Rhymes, The WISER Podcast.
We bring you news from the podcasts Things Fall Together, Books & Rhymes: The Podcast, and the WISER Podcast. In recent times, podcasts have grown…
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Introducing Kenya’s newest publishing outfit: Jahazi Press.
The Ahmed Aidarus-founded Jahazi Press, which started operations on September 1, 2020, is Kenya’s newest publishing outfit. Ahmed Aidarus is one of the most recognisable…
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Book Digest: Hemley Boum, Akwaeke Emezi, Moraa Gitaa, Nnedi Okorafor.
We wrap up book news for our readers in our Book Digest feature. Today we bring you books by Akwaeke Emezi, Hemley Boum, Nnedi Okorafor,…
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