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Storymoja Festival 2017 set for Nairobi

James Murua September 18, 2017 No Comments Abdi Latif Dahir Abigail Arunga Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Adedayo Adeniyi Aleya Kassam Beth Wanjiku Ndirangu Billy Kahora Boniface Mwangi Bushra al-Fadil Clifford Oluoch Dr. Mordecai Ogada Edna Gicovi Elizabeth-Irene Baitie Elshadai Tesfaye Esther Nshakira Fathia Hassan Moussa Fauza Beltz Hillary Namunyu Ian Arunga Iman Verjee Janet Onyango John Gitau Mbaria Julie Muriuki Kariuki wa Nyamu Kinyanjui Kombani Lea Kilenga Leonard Mindore Liz Kilili Mara Menzies Maryana Munyendo Milka Chepkorir Kuto Muthoni wa Gichuru Muthuri Kinyamu Mwarv (Mwangi Kirubi)Nahida Esmail Natasha Muloko Nyana Kakoma Oswald Okaitei Owaahh Patrick Miller (Millz)Pauline Kea Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa Rasna Warah Rebecca Nandwa Rose Wangari Ruby Yayra Goka Sir Mohinder Dhillon Storymoja Festival Storymoja Festival 2017 Tumiso L. Thomas William E. Mkufya XN Iraki

An epic running of the Storymoja Festival 2017 is set for September 27 – October 1 in Nairobi, Kenya. The festival theme this year is…

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Okey Ndibe presents Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

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African literary festivals you can attend in 2017

James Murua January 19, 2017 11 Comments Abantu Book Festival Abantu Book Festival 2017 Ake Arts & Books Festival Ake Arts & Books Festival 2017 Alexandria Book Fair Alexandria Book Fair 2017 Ba re e ne re literary Festival Ba re e ne re literary Festival 2017 Babishai Niwe Poetry Festival Cairo International Book Fair Cairo International Book Fair 2017 Cairo Literary Festival Cairo Literary Festival 2017 Casablanca International Book Fair Casablanca International Book Fair 2017 Festival Literatas Festival Literatas 2017 Film Mozambique Film Mozambique 2017 Garowe Book Fair Garowe Book Fair 2017 Ghana International Book Fair Ghana International Book Fair 2017 Gweru International Book Festival Gweru International Book Festival 2017 Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2017 International Book Fair in Ouagadougou International Book Fair in Ouagadougou 2017 International Book Fair of Algiers International Book Fair of Dakar and teaching material (FILDAK)International Book Fair of Dakar and teaching material (FILDAK) 2017 Jalada Mobile Literary & Arts Festival Jalada Mobile Literary & Arts Festival 2017 Khartoum International Book Fair Khartoum International Book Fair 2017 Lagos Arts and Book Festival Lagos Arts and Book Festival 2017 LitFest Harare LitFest Harare 2017 Mboka Festival of Arts Culture and Sport Mboka Festival of Arts Culture and Sport 2017 Mogadishu International Book Fair Mogadishu International Book Fair 2017 Nairobi International Book Fair Nairobi International Book Fair 2017 Namibia International Book Fair Namibia International Book Fair 2017 Nigeria International Book Fair Nigeria International Book Fair 2017 Niyi Osundare Poetry Festival Niyi Osundare Poetry Festival 2017 Northern Cape Writers Festival Northern Cape Writers Festival 2017 Nyanza Literary Festival Nyanza Literary Festival 2017 Open Book Festival Open Book Festivalv 2017 Salon du livre de Brazzaville (Brazzaville Book Fair)Salon International de l’Edition et du Livre Salon International de l’Edition et du Livre 2017 SILA SILA 2017 South Africa Children's Book Fair South Africa Children's Book Fair 2017 South African Book Fair South African Book Fair 2017 Storymoja Festival Storymoja Festival 2017 The Tahrir Book Fair The Tahrir Book Fair 2017 The Writivism Festival The Writivism Festival 2017 Tilembe Literary Festival Tilembe Literary Festival 2017 Time of the Writer Time of the Writer 2017 Tunis International Book Fair Tunis International Book Fair 2017 Uganda International Writers’ Conference World Book Capital World Book Capital 2017 Yaounde International Book Exhibition Yaounde International Book Exhibition 2017

Here is a list of African literary festivals you can attend in 2017. 2016 promised and delivered to literary feast of festivals in all corners…

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Storymoja kick off the year with a bang

James Murua January 18, 2016 No Comments Muthoni Garland Rebecca Nandwa Storymoja Storymoja Festival

Storymoja Publishers is known worldwide for their festival the Storymoja Festival that happens in September every year. The thing about them is that as the…

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African literary festivals you can attend in 2016

James Murua January 8, 2016 5 Comments Abantu Book Festival Ake Arts & Books Festival Alexandria Book Fair Ba re e ne re literary Festival Babishai Niwe Poetry Festival Cairo International Book Fair 2016 Cairo Literary Festival Casablanca International Book Fair Film Mozambique Franschhoek Literary Festival Ghana International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2016 International Book Fair in Ouagadougou International Book Fair of Algiers International Book Fair of Dakar and teaching material (FILDAK)Khartoum International Book Fair Lagos Arts and Book Festival LitFest Harare Machakos Regional Book Fair Mogadishu International Book Fair Nairobi International Book Fair Nigeria International Book Fair Niyi Osundare Poetry Festival Nyanza Literary Festival Open Book Festival Rutanang Book Fair Salon du livre de Brazzaville SILA South Africa’s Children Book Fair South Africa’s Children Book Fair 2016 South African Book Fair Storymoja Festival The Tahrir Book Fair The Tahrir Book Fair 2016 The Writivism Festival Time of the Writer Tunis International Book Fair Yaounde International Book Exhibition 2016

What a year 2015 was where African literary festivals were concerned. A record number showcased some of the coolest people and their writing in various…

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YouTube Videos from the Storymoja Festival 2015

James Murua September 28, 2015 1 Comment Beverley Nambozo Dami Ajayi Donald Molosi Dr Auma Obama Dr Jacqueline McGlade Emmanuel Iduma Jama Musse Jama John Sibi-Okumu Lizzy Attree Michela Wrong Namwali Serpell Storymoja Festival Storymoja Festival 2015

So I have finally uploaded all the videos that I took at the Storymoja Festival 2015 that happened this month. The videos were taken over…

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Storymoja Festival 2015: Images from the event

James Murua September 23, 2015 No Comments Storymoja Festival Storymoja Festival 2015

The Storymoja Festival ended this Sunday with many pleased people in Nairobi. As is tradition now on this blog I can’t go without giving you…

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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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African literary festivals you can attend in 2015

James Murua January 21, 2015 7 Comments Ake Arts & Books Festival Ake Festival Ake Festival 2015 Ba re e ne re literary Festival Brazzaville Book Fair Cairo International Book Fair Cape Town Book Fair 2015 Ghana International Book Fair Harare International Literature Festival Hargeysa International Book Fair International Book Fair of Algiers International Book Fair of Dakar International Book Fair of Ouagadougou Lagos Arts and Book Festival Nairobi International Book Fair Nigeria International Book Fair Open Book Festival Port Harcourt Literary Festival Salon international du livre d’Algers South African Book Fair Storymoja Festival Storymoja Festival 2015 The International Confluences Book Fair Mauritius The Kampala Writers’ Festival The Kampala Writers’ Festival 2015 The Writivism Festival Tunis International Book Fair

2014 was a great year for Africa’s literature and a slew of festivals across the continent. So with the new year still upon us I…

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Thank You Storymoja Festival 2014 Crew

James Murua September 24, 2014 No Comments Storymoja Festival Storymoja Hay Festival Storymoja Hay Festival 2014

The team at the Storymoja have done an amazing job this year. Without any major disaster (at least at the venue) it went smoothly for…

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