Scholastica Moraa wins Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2022
Scholastica Moraa was declared the winner of the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2022 at a ceremony in Thika, Kenya […]
Meja Mwangi: Literary Methods and the Future of Kenyan Writing
The Kenyan Readathon was hosted at the Alliance Française Nairobi on September 10, 2022. Prolific author Meja Mwangi sent an […]
Ignyte Awards 2022 winners announced.
The winners of the Ignyte Awards 2022, brought to you by Fiyah Literary Magazine, were announced on Saturday, September 18, […]
Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 have been revealed by the Kenya Publishers Association today, September […]
Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2022 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2022 was announced on Thursday, September 15, 2022. The Kendeka Prize […]
Book Digest: Seven Anthologies by African writers to enjoy
We give you some anthologies to keep you busy this weekend as well as to look forward to in the […]
Moraa Gitaa is writer-in-residence at Hungary’s Institute for Advanced Studies
Moraa Gitaa is a writer-in-residence at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Other Africans […]
Stella Nyanzi tour of Kenya starts September 13.
Ugandan academic, activist, and poet Stella Nyanzi will have a book tour around the Kenyan cities of Nairobi, Mombasa, and […]
Macondo Literary Festival 2022 program revealed.
The program for the Macondo Literary Festival 2022 which happens in Nairobi, Kenya from September 30 – October 2, 2022, […]
Kenyan Readathon 2022 event at Alliance Française on September 10.
The Kenyan Readathon 2022, dedicated to Kenyan books, will have an official event at Alliance Française, Nairobi on Saturday, September […]
Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2022 longlist announced
The longlist for the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2022 was announced on Thursday, September 1, 2022. The Kendeka Prize […]
African Writers Awards 2022 longlists announced
The longlists for the African Writers Awards, African Teen Writers Awards, and the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature were […]
Zukiswa Wanner is Moi University African Cluster Centre Artist-in-Residence.
Zukiswa Wanner was announced as the new Artist-in-Residence at the Moi University African Cluster Centre in Eldoret, Kenya from September […]
Nairobi International Book Fair 2022 for late September
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2021 runs in Nairobi, Kenya from September 28 – October 2, 2022. The fair’s theme […]
Episode 25: Kenya Writes with Goethe Institut Patrick Ochieng.
The Kenya Writes guest for today is Kisumu-based lawyer and author Patrick Ochieng who was shortlisted for the 2010 Golden […]
