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Ciku Kimeria teases new novel in Short Story Day interview

Ciku Kimeria has given an interview with Short Story Day Africa where she speaks about a variety of issues include what compels her to write,…

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Storymoja Festival 2015: Blog numero deux

James Murua September 22, 2015 No Comments Afetsi Awoonor Aleya Kassim Alice Nderitu And Then Life Happens Ciku Kimeria Dami Ajayi Dominic Otiang’a Dr Auma Obama Emmanuel Iduma Goretti Kyomuhendo Khulekani Magubane Kofi Awoonor Kofi Awoonor Memorial Lecture Kofi Awoonor Memorial Lecture 2015 Linda Musita Maurice Makoloo Moses Kilolo Muthoni Garland Ogechukwu Promise Storymoja Festival Storymoja Festival 2015 Tsitsi Dangerembga Wanjeri Gakuru

The last day of the Storymoja Festival 2015 was on Sunday. The Arboretum, like the name tells you, is a place dedicated to trees so…

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The Storymoja Festival 2015 is here!

James Murua September 16, 2015 No Comments A Nation In Labour Aleya Kassam Boniface Mwangi Ciku Kimeria Dami Ajayi Dominic Otiang’a Donald Molosi Dr Auma Obama Enock Onkoba Goretti Kyomuhendo Hargeysa International Book Fair Harriet Anena Ivor Agyeman-Duah Jama Musse Jama Jeff Koinange Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Kagayi Peter Karungari Mutu Khulekani Magubane Lizzy Attree Michela Wrong Namwali Serpell Ogochukwu Promise Tsitsi Dangarembga Wanjira Maathai Writivism

The Storymoja Festival 2015 is here ladies and gentlemen! The hype and the tweets and the Facebook statuses and Instagram posts and the planning has…

Anthologies Awards Fiction Rwanda

Joint winners go home with Rwandan short story competition

James Murua September 7, 2015 3 Comments Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire Ciku Kimeria Daniel Rafiki Darla Rudakubana Huza Press Huza Press short story competition Huza Press short story competition 2015 Richard Ali

We have a winner. Or rather two winners. The winners of the inaugural Huza Press short story competition and they are Darla Rudakubana and Daniel…

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Saraba eyes East Africa with Storymoja collaboration

James Murua August 24, 2015 No Comments Ciku Kimeria Julie Muriuki Nyana Kakoma Saraba Storymoja Festival Tolu Daniel

We all know Saraba for their work in the anthology space as well as with their new manuscript project. This time round the team from…

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Hargeysa International Book Fair: Day 5 images and videos

James Murua August 13, 2015 No Comments Chuma Nwokolo Ciku Kimeria Dr Mpalive Msiska Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 Joe Addo Okey Ndibe Prof Niyi Osundare

Here are some images and video from day five of the Haregysa International Book Fair 2015 taken by my trusty camera phone. Yusuf Serunkuma moderates…

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Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015: Day 4 is getting hot in here

James Murua August 13, 2015 No Comments Chuma Nwokolo Ciku Kimeria Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 Jonny Steinberg Mary Harper Nimo Jirdeh

As the delegates from around the world get even more acclimatised to the land and people of Somaliland the festival gets better and better. August…

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Hargeysa International Book Fair: Day 5 images and videos

James Murua August 6, 2015 No Comments Chuma Nwokolo Ciku Kimeria Dr Mpalive Msiska Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 Joe Addo Okey Ndibe Prof Niyi Osundare

Here are some images and video from day five of the Haregysa International Book Fair 2015 taken by my trusty camera phone.

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Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015: Day 5 winding it down

James Murua August 6, 2015 No Comments Chuma Nwokolo Ciku Kimeria Dr Mpalive Msiska Hannah Pool Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 Joe Addo Jonny Steinberg Maimouna Jallow MpaliveMsiska Nadifa Mohamed Nanjala Nyabola Okey Ndibe Prof Niyi Osundare Sayid Ahmed

The Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 is winding down to the sadness of delegates, both local and international, who are interacting, learning and have become…

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Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015: Day 4 is getting hot in here

James Murua August 5, 2015 No Comments Chuma Nwokolo Ciku Kimeria Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 Jonny Steinberg Mary Harper Nimo Jirdeh

As the delegates from around the world get even more acclimatised to the land and people of Somaliland the festival gets better and better. August…

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The 8th Hargeysa International Book Fair is coming

James Murua July 20, 2015 No Comments Chuma Nwokolo Ciku Kimeria Hannah Pool Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 Jonny Steinberg Okey Ndibe Prof Osundaro Niyi Osundare

The eighth running of Somaliland’s premier literary shindig, the Hargeysa International Book Fair, will be happening from 1st – 6th August at the Gualid Hotel.…

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Writivism Festival 2015 Day 4: Politics, selling books and breaking down language barriers

James Murua June 25, 2015 2 Comments Chijoke Amu-nnadi Christopher Conte Ciku Kimeria Dami Ajayi Daniel Kalinaki Edwige Dro Flora Aduk Harriet Anena Hilda Twongyeirwe Jagero Oduor Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi John Nagenda Lydia Namubiru Michael Afenfia Nakisanze Segawa Ndinda Kioko Onyeka Nwelue Peace Kyamureku Richard Ali Saddiq Dzukogi Sara Bruya Sophie Bamwoyeraki Writivism Writivism Festival Writivism Festival 2015

Saturday in Kampala, Uganda saw the African writing community in the form of Writivism Festival 2015 converging at the city’s National Theatre for a series…

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Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 in August

James Murua April 16, 2015 No Comments Abdirascid Mahamed Ismail Cabdalla Xaaji.Ciku Kimeria Donia Jamal Adan Dr Mpalive Msiska Dzekashu MacViban Hannah Pool Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 Lola Shoneyin Mary Harper Michael Walls Nadifa Mohamed Okey Ndibe Phyllis Muthoni Professor Niyi Osundare Professor Nwando Achebe

The Hargeysa International Book Fair will be happening this year in Hargeysa, Somaliland from 1-6 August and the theme is “Spaces.” The guest country will be…

Book Reviews Kenya

A review of Ciku Kimeria’s Of Goats and Poisoned Oranges

James Murua April 13, 2015 2 Comments Ciku Kimeria Of Goats and Poisoned Oranges

Book: Of Goats and Poisoned Oranges Author: Ciku Kimeria Publisher: Self Year of publication: 2013 Number of pages: 127 Genre: Drama Of Goats and Poisoned…

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Ciku Kimeria, Ndiritu Wahome play to packed Goethe Nairobi

James Murua March 24, 2015 No Comments Ciku Kimeria Conversations with African writers Goethe Goethe Nairobi Khainga O’Okwemba Ndiritu Wahome Of Goats and Poisoned Oranges The Sad Artist and Fairytales

The Goethe Institut in Nairobi was packed to the rafters for the second edition of their “Conversations with African writers” series. The first in the…