Lucas Wafula (Kenya), Renee Edwige Dro (Côte d’Ivoire), and Remy Ngamije (Namibia) are the judges for the inaugural edition of the Kendeka Prize for African…
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Category: Kenya
Where we talk about Kenyan writers, their books, their achievements and the countries events.
Jahazi Volume 9 launches in Nairobi.
The ninth edition of the Jahazi Journal launched at the Alliance Française, Nairobi on February 24, 2021. You can check out the new edition of…
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Kenyan novelist Henry Ole Kulet has passed away.
Kenyan novelist Henry Ole Kulet passed away after a short illness on February 16, 2021. Henry Ole Kulet is known for his novels which capture…
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Five biographies of some of the best African athletes.
Here are five biographies of some of the best African athletes in football, athletics, and gymnastics. The biggest sports stories will always intrigue audiences across…
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Kinyanjui Kombani at Columbia Global Centre Nairobi African author series
Kinyanjui Kombani was this month’s guest at the Columbia Global Centre Book series for African authors on December 9, 2020. The event was moderated by…
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Festivals: African Book Festival, Heroe Book Festival, Cairo International Book Fair.
We bring you updates on the African Book Festival in Germany, the Heroe Book Festival in Kenya, and the Cairo International Book Fair in Egypt.…
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Yvonne Adhiambo Owour’s “The Dragonfly Sea” for OneRead App in December 2020.
The One Read App offering for December, Yvonne Adhiambo Owour’s The Dragonfly Sea, was revealed today, December 1, 2020. One Read is a mobile application,…
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Book Digest: Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, Sue Nyathi, Ciku Kimeria, Laila Lalami.
We wrap up book news for our readers in our Book Digest feature. Today our focus is books from Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, Sue Nyathi, Ciku…
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Mbogi Ya Mawriters With John Sibi-Okumu features poet Benny Wanjohi.
Mbogi Ya Mawriters With John Sibi-Okumu featured Kenyan poet Benny Wanjohi at the Alliance Francaise De Nairobi on November 26, 2020. Mbogi Ya Mawriters is…
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Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor is DAAD Berlin Artist-in-Resident 2021.
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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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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