Archive for November 2012

Wanawake wa Heri wa Winsa goes to India

Three shows in Bangalore, another two in Hyderabad and at the United World College in Pune, ecstatic audiences, and all in a language that  hardly anybody understands! How does it work? Well, we must credit the timeless brilliance of Shakespeare’s comic observations of the frailty of human behaviour (is there a more loveable and yet … Continue reading »

Outside Looking In – A Writing Contest (Poetry or Short Prose)

Outside Looking In is a writing contest looking for the perspective of someone looking in.

Your main persona is either a

- foreigner who lives and works in Kenya

- kenyan living and working outside Kenya

Your entry can be poetry or short prose or a mixture of both. Continue reading »

Mzungu

It took one year for me to lose my kindness. When I’m driving along Peponi Road and the children ask me for money, I just say: Hakuna pesa, pole sana. I don’t have any money, sorry. And then I protect myself behind the tinted windows. Continue reading »

DrumBeats Manuscripts Submission

We invite manuscript submissions of love stories based on the guidelines attached. DrumBeats are passionate, sexy love stories from East Africa. They bring to life our very own memorable heroines and heroes, who face varying conflicts on their romantic journeys but ultimately love conquers all. DrumBeats Romance invites East Africans to tell their own love … Continue reading »

My Prayer So Far

Written by Virginia Kamau Nowadays I have a different prayer: Don’t keep me from trouble, Teach me how to walk through trouble. Don’t lift me up to the sky, Give me wings so I can fly, When they want to bury me, Don’t get me out of the pit, Help me shake the dust and … Continue reading »

Call For Applications for Residency: African Literary Writers

The Sylt Foundation calls all Writers of contemporary African literature to apply for the two month African Writer’s Residency, offered as part of the Sylt Foundation Residency Programme. One residency will be awarded annually to Africa writers who have published poetry, prose, plays and novels. The Foundation is located on the island of Sylt, off the … Continue reading »

Memories of the Storymoja Hay Festival 2012

“It was truly inspiring, not just to hear the writers gathered together, but to meet all the exceptional people we came across every day: performers, poets, schoolchildren, musicians – I felt we had been allowed a  glimpse into the spirit of Kenya.” Imtiaz Dharker, Scottish/Pakistani Poet The fourth international Storymoja Hay Festival was a feast of writing, performance, … Continue reading »

Mogadishu – Then & Now [Book Launch]

A pictorial tribute to Africa’s most wounded city
Date: Thursday, November 22, 2012

Times: 6.30pm

Place: Istituto Italiano di Cultura

Organized by: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Continue reading »