StoryMoja Hay Festival "Waza Dunia"
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Date: 19th - 22nd September, 2013 Venue: Nairobi National Museum Tickets: tickets@storymojaafrica.co.ke
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Storymoja Hay Festival 2010
Date: 1st - 3rd October 2010 Venue: Railways Club Grounds Time & Price: TBA (picture by Kenyanpoet) Last year's Storymoja Hay Festival held at Impala Club was really good. This event is a must for anyone interested in the arts and literature.
Kenya's growing literary scene..
Whatever opinions you have one way or another about Kwani? Storymoj a and the like, (and trust me I do have my opinions on them which I may post one day) you can't deny that they are at the forefront of an Kenyan-urban literary revival.and that is a good thing, it is obvious that Kenyans are a relatively politically aware and opinionated lot and it was just that we needed the freedom to express ourselves which the KANU regime totally regimented. So, I'm not really surprised by the thriving literary scene which continues to grow by leaps and bounds. I went for this literary festival last year at Impala Grounds called the Storymoja Hay Festival and I was left feeling encouraged and hopeful about what the future holds for literature in Kenya. It has only just begun, I believe. Anyway check out this article from the Christian Science Monitor about this burgeoning scene.. It might be just another club night in party-hearty Nairobi. In a littl...