::Kenya Christian::

Date: 19th - 22nd September, 2013 Venue: Nairobi National Museum Tickets: tickets@storymojaafrica.co.ke

I hope to go for this, would really like to meet the man Ngugi wa Thiong'o at least once in my life. Date: 12th - 17th December, 2010   (Keep checking this post for additional details) Featuring amongst others Binyavanga Wainaina and Mukoma wa Ngugi

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.

Njeri Wangari aka Kenyanpoet recently released her debut chapbook titled Mines &Fields: My Spoken Words published by Nsemia. It is available at the following: North America 1011 Upper Middle Road East, Suite 1124 Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6H 5L2; Tel: 1-888-587-1150 Email: info@nsemia.com. East Africa 5th Floor Ufundi Plaza, Moi Avenue P. O. Box 62424, Code 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Te: 254-020-250 2345 Email: info@nsemia.com   Please support Kenyan writers!

Kwani Trust is pleased to announce a reading in collaboration with The CDC Caine Prize workshop. The event will include an award ceremony for the winner of the recent Kwani? Short Story Competition. The Caine Prize readings will feature Mamle Kabu and Stephen Kenai, both shortlisted for the Caine Prize in 2009 and 2008 respectively. Kwani? readings will feature 4 upcoming new titles to be released into bookshops on April 1 2010 Date: Wednesday, March 24th 2010 Venue: #3 Kifaru Gardens, Kanjata Rd.(off James Gichuru Rd.) Time: 7:30 pm Entry: Free

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...

Description: From Swahili literature to slammers, Swahili freestyle to the urban poets, traditional storytellers to hip-hoppers. Featuring Abdilatif Abdalla, Dalibor Makovic, Talking Drums of Africa, Tony Mochama, Ukoo Fulani, L-Ness and many more! The festival is held in conjunction with the conference Swahili Poetry in Performance organized by Bordeaux and Bayreuth universities ad IFRA. Read more here Venue: Alliance Francaise & Goethe-Institut , Monrovia St., Nairobi Date: 17th - 20th September 2009 Time: 6:00 PM Entry: Free Visit the website here Download the Programme here