A FAN’S REVIEWOF JACKSON BIKO’S DRUNK
Nervousness and excitement is what I felt when Biko announced his ‘small’ first book. The excitement is easy to explain. He is an exemplary writer who has managed to acquire … Continue reading
JULY WRITER OF THE MONTH: UPDATE
This was meant to be an easy prompt, but the kind of stories we got did not reflect that. There is no winner this month. Instead, here’s an article from The … Continue reading
JULY WRITER OF THE MONTH
It’s not Thursday yet, but how about we go a lil ol’skool with this one? We’re taking you back to a time when we had to write pages and pages … Continue reading
AND THE WINNER IS….
This month we got so many amazing stories that the editors had a very hard time choosing just one, but it had to be done. The WRITER OF THE MONTH: … Continue reading
CALL OUT: JUNE EDITION
Hallo, ladies and gents. It’s yet another time when we’re looking for your stories for a chance to be our WRITER OF THE MONTH: JUNE. Here is your prompt: … Continue reading
WRITER OF THE MONTH: MAY
It was a tough challenge, and some really good writers rose to the occasion. And the winner is… EDDY NGETA. The judges felt that the writer tried to put some … Continue reading
BLACK PEACE. BE CREATIVE.
As a pre 2017 Storymoja Festival activity, this contest is open to ALL schools. Any child can participate as long as they meet the guidelines. Please spread the word … Continue reading
ROOM OF LOST NAMES
In the play “Room of Lost Names” the young woman finds herself in a mysterious place, which defies the rules of her known world. She soon realises she is … Continue reading
CALL OUT:LOOKING FOR STORIES
LISTEN UP, writers far and wide! Here’s your chance to be WRITER OF THE MONTH:MAY. Exciting,huh? All you have to do is send in a 1000-word maximum story on the … Continue reading
CALLING ALL WRITERS!
So you’ve written a few stories here and there, ‘meaningful’ Facebook posts that people loved and you’re now looking for another home for the stories that circle around in your … Continue reading
Could You Be A Storymoja Festival Blogger?
Every year, the Storymoja Festival enrolls bloggers into a 6 month program of fellowship, creative writing support, and training all of which leads up to the 5-day program at the festival.
Storymoja Festival Turns 10 Years Old!
Storymoja is pleased to announce the dates of the 2017 Storymoja Festival! After taking place in Accra, Ghana in 2016, the Storymoja Festival will return to Nairobi on the 27th … Continue reading
Author Tanja Dückers at Goethe-Institut
We are excited to have German Author Tanja Dückers joining us on the 1st of April at the Goethe- Institut Nairobi.She will be conducting a short writing workshop for selected upcoming … Continue reading
The Boy Who Reads the Paper
Earlier this week I popped by State house primary,one of the beneficiaries of the Start a library project, to to catch up with class 8N Library lesson time. I was warmly … Continue reading
The Theatre Company Performance Laboratory 2016
Dear Friends of Performance, It is with great pleasure that we announce the recruitment for our prestigious and popular Performance Laboratory Programme. The Lab offers an opportunity for six (6) … Continue reading
Read Aloud with Muthoni Garland
Kenya Airways must have sensed our anxiety because our flight from Ghana arrived a half hour early. Yaani, Martin and I were out of the airport by 6:30am. We even … Continue reading
Publish A Book In 2016!
Storymoja Writing Workshops – Jan to April 2016 The objective of the six writing workshops, spread over three months, is to help writers develop titles for publication in the Storymoja … Continue reading
Read Aloud with Revees
The excitement was almost palpable. If I could have tasted it, delightful is how I would describe it. I arrived at Damacrest School in Kiambu county at 7:30 am, just … Continue reading
Sitting On A Tree, Spoken Word at Goethe
The Goethe-Institut Nairobi is pleased to invite you to our Spoken Word event this week. Please find below more details: · Event: Spoken Word -Sitting on a Tree. · Day/Date: … Continue reading
Read Aloud at Highridge Primary School
I set my alarm 30 minutes earlier than the usual for today wasn’t like the other days that saw the end of the last Friday in January of 2016. I also … Continue reading
Read Aloud at Al-Ansaaru Primary
The Storymoja Read Aloud I conducted at Al-Ansaaru Primary and Nursery school in Eastleigh was an inexpressibly mirthful experience! ‘Maalim, huyu ananisukuma’ is the statement that welcomed me in the … Continue reading
Read Aloud At Ncooro Academy-Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County
Though I had prepared well, I did not know what to expect for this was my first time to participate in such an event. Somebody should tell me the correct … Continue reading
St. Mary’s with Reading Ambassadors Eric and Linda
As we entered St Mary’s primary school with my colleague Linda, we saw the children assembled at the pared ground in attention. I wondered what was happening only to see … Continue reading
Illiteracy is the Elephant in the Room
“Oh,okay. I see.” My hand froze midway from turning the page. My heart sank down to the pit of my stomach and burst into butterflies. I did not turn around … Continue reading
State House Primary Library Installation
There is a general perception that schools in Nairobi perform better than schools in up-country because they have better resources. But here we have State House Primary school- right behind … Continue reading
Caine Prize 2016 Judging Panel Announced
The five judges of this year’s Caine Prize for African Writing are today announced in London. The panel of judges will be chaired by the distinguished author and broadcaster Delia … Continue reading
Q&A with ‘Imagine Africa 500’ authors Muthi Nhlema and Tiseke Chilima
Source: Q&A with ‘Imagine Africa 500’ authors Muthi Nhlema and Tiseke Chilima
Mwito Wa Storymoja Wa Kuwasilishwa Miswada Ya Fasihi Bunifu Na Mwaliko Wa Warsha
Mwaliko katika warsha ya uandishi MISURURU YA HADITHI KUHUSU STADI ZA MAISHA – hadithi bunifu kwa vijana chipukizi katika Kingereza na Kiswahili Tafadhali, tuma ombi la kuhudhuria warsha ikiwa: … Continue reading
Storymoja Call for Fiction Submissions and Invitation to Workshop
Invitation to Writing Workshop: LIFE SKILLS SERIES – FICTION for teenagers in English and Kiswahili Please apply to attend this workshop: If you wish to submit to the call for … Continue reading
#StoryForChela Amka Story
She is in her pink pajamas, dramatically splayed across the bed like someone crucified her, and Xavier imagines the letters “INRE” written into the white of her pillow. Only the … Continue reading
#StoryForChela Amka Story
I am hungry and freezing. I did not think that it would be this cold at night. Turns out that the Mombasa heat is not transferred to he night. I … Continue reading
#StoryForChela Amka Story
Zawadi woke up in the morning feeling empty, tired and confused. The site of her aunt screaming and pleading with City Council askaris not to take her away was still … Continue reading
#StoryForChela Amka Story
The fruits were yellow and full. There was no gate in the fence and I wondered how I would get to them. This was not going to stop me though. … Continue reading
Maman
Maman’s eyes have been draped in sadness for years now. She has worn her greying mane in the same way for the past three: packed to the crown of her … Continue reading
Literacy Crisis
Storymoja has taken up the initiative to battle the literacy crisis in Kenya by ensuring, through its project Start a library, that every child has access to books. In partnership … Continue reading
Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Competition – deadline Dec 1, 2015
Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, through a combination of four-week residencies and one-week conferences, enables the advancement of critical dialogue, thinking and action that promotes the well-being of humanity throughout the … Continue reading
Writing to Build Libraries
There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all – Jackie Kennedy The heedless plight of illiteracy has been plaguing our … Continue reading
Using the Intellectual Property System to Harness African Creativity
“Poetry must not perish. Because if it does, where will the world’s hope be?” These famous words flowed from the pen of former Senegalese President Leopold Sedar Senghor, just one … Continue reading
Library Installation at MCO Joy: What The Teachers Said
Ever since Kibaki’s government initiated free primary education, our schools have had an all high attendance. Despite this, Kenya is facing a literary crisis with some of our districts being … Continue reading
1st Library Installation #StoryForChela
Through the Story for Chela Campaign, Start a library is on a mission to raise 30 million Kenya shillings to install 100 libraries in public schools in Kenya. On 4th … Continue reading
All The Best MCO Joy Candidates! #StoryForChela
Storymoja would like to wish the MCO Joy candidates all the best as they sit for their national exams. We had an amazing time with the entire school today as … Continue reading
Children of Farasi Lane Primary Read out The Reading Pledge #StoryForChela
The hyper students of Farasi Lane Primary school chant the Reading Pledge during the #StoryForChela activation; that took place on 22nd of October 2015. Eric from our Storymoja team kicked … Continue reading
Kenya to Make History with World’s First Collectively Written Book by a Nation
Kenya to Make History with World’s First Collectively Written Book by a Nation Kenya is on the verge of something great. Something exciting. Something quite epic. On the 9th of … Continue reading
The Silent Housewife Part V – #FinishtheStoryFriday Written by Ndey Ngoneh Jeng [@YaayiBayam]
The humid weather jolted me out of my confusion as soon as I stepped outside. That speech was merely a therapy tactic. It had to be! What woman in her … Continue reading
2nd Kofi Awoonor Memorial Address Delivered by Afetsi Awoonor on 20th September 2015
“I would like my father to be remembered, as he wanted. As Africans, and especially as African writers, we owe it to our fathers such as Kofi Awoonor, Chinua Achebe and so on to weave new ropes where they left off. “
The Silent Housewife IV – #FinishtheStoryFriday written by Nana Adwoa Amponsah Mensah [@Ms_AAjay]
I blinked at her. Why was she telling me this? I had walked in single-mindedly that morning seeking help with killing Ola. Or maybe I just wanted someone to convince … Continue reading
Kofi Awoonor Memorial Address: Nairobi Calls Again
On Saturday 21st September 2013, one of Africa’s most celebrated poet and lead guest, Professor Kofi Awoonor, lost his life in the horrible Westgate Mall terrorist attack. Two years on, … Continue reading
The Wangari Maathai Memorial Lecture delivered at @StorymojaFest by UNEP’s Chief Scientist Jacqueline McGlade
Since 2012, the Storymoja Festival has been honoured to host The Wangari Maathai Memorial Lecture in partnership with the Green Belt Movement. In 2014, the Lecture was delivered by Wole … Continue reading
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