The Kenya Writes guest for today is Mombasa-born and bred Khadija Abdalla Bajaber. She won the Graywolf Africa Prize in 2018 and went on to publish The House of Rust. The House of Rust comes with the following blurb; The House of Rust is an enchanting novel about a Hadhrami girl in Mombasa. When her […]
Rémy Ngamije is the featured guest of Goethe-Institut Namibia’s “Virtually Yours” on Saturday, September 11, 2021. He will be moderated by Zukiswa Wanner. Virtually Yours is a series that brings you to the centre of contemporary African literature with discussions between leading African authors curated by Zukiswa Wanner and hosted by Goethe-Namibia. Since it kicked […]
Kigali-based Huza Press has a new residency for writers and starts a new literary series on May 15, 2021. Huza Press, a publisher with several books by writers in the East African region based in Kigali, was founded by Louise Umutoni-Bower in 2015. One of the unique things that this innovative organisation is its initiatives […]
Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda is set to kick off Goethe-Institut Namibia’s “Virtually Yours” on Saturday, March 13, 2020. She will be moderated by Zukiswa Wanner. Virtually Yours is a new series that brings you to the centre of contemporary African literature with discussions between leading African authors curated by Zukiswa Wanner and hosted by Goethe-Namibia. The […]
Zukiswa Wanner received the Goethe Medal at a ceremony in Nairobi on October 15, 2020. The Goethe Medal was first awarded by the Goethe Institute in 1954 and recognized by the Federal Republic of Germany as an official badge of honour in 1975. Over 354 personalities from 67 countries have been conferred the honour, including […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga and Thandi Sebe were the final acts at the Artistic Encounters series for 2019 at the Goethe-Institut Nairobi on November 27, 2019. They were moderated by series creator and curator Zukiswa Wanner. There was a full house at the Goethe-Institut, Nairobi for the Artistic Encounters series on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Artistic Encounters […]
Alamin Somo and John-Dennis Renken are the featured artists for Artistic Encounters at the Goethe-Institut in Nairobi on October 30, 2019. Their show will be moderated by book blogger James Murua. In Artistic Encounters, two artists of different genres meet and create an art experience of their combined work then share it with the audience […]
Novuyo Rosa Tsuma thrilled Nairobi residents as she made appearances at a series of events from September 26-29, 2019. Novuyo Rosa Tsuma is no new name in the contemporary African literary scene. The writer is currently riding high with House of Stone (2018), a novel set during the Gukurahundi, a series of massacres of Ndebele […]
The AfroYoungAdult anthology from the Goethe-Institut will launch at the Ake Book Festival 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria which happens on October 24-27, 2019. In September 2018, the Goethe-Institut announced a new project for writers of young adult fiction on the continent. The project called AfroYoungAdult aimed at shining a light on fiction for young adults, […]
Sitawa Namwalie and Athieno were the featured acts at the Artistic Encounters at the Goethe-Institut in Nairobi on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. In Artistic Encounters, two artists of different genres meet and create an art experience of their combined work then present it at the Goethe-Institut in Nairobi. In the last three years, audiences in […]
Novuyo Rosa Tsuma will be making appearances at the Goethe-Institut, Macondo Literary Festival and a Meet The Readers session in Nairobi on September 26th and 29th, 2019. Novuyo Rosa Tsuma came to the attention of the Southern African literary scene when her short story You in Paradise won the Intwasa Short Story Competition (now the […]
Readings from the AfroYoungAdult anthology were a special feature of the Literary Crossroads in Accra with Mamle Kabu and Zukiswa Wanner on August 28, 2019. Literary Crossroads is a Goethe-Institut project where writers meet colleagues from all over the continent and from the African diaspora to discuss trends, topics and themes prevalent in their literatures […]
The cover for Water Birds on the Lakeshore, the anthology of Goethe Institut’s AfroYoungAdult project has been revealed. In September 2018, the Goethe Institut announced a new project for writers of young adult fiction on the continent. The project called AfroYoungAdult, coordinated by publisher and novelist Zukiswa Wanner, aimed at shining a light on fiction […]
Adipo Sidang and Mugabi Byenkya were the featured writers at the Literary Crossroads series at Goethe-Institut Nairobi on June 27, 2019. They were moderated by Aleya Kassam. Literary Crossroads is an event where writers meet colleagues from all over the continent and from the African diaspora to discuss trends, topics and themes prevalent in their […]
Ngwatilo Mawiyoo and Tomeletso Sereetsi gave a memorable performance at the Zukiswa Wanner created, Goethe-Institut hosted “Artistic Encounters” on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. The Artistic Encounters series, now in its third year, has featured novelists, poets, actors, and musicians who play a variety of instruments from across the continent to the delight of audiences in […]
