Artist: Rebecca Nandwa Country: Kenya Rebecca Nandwa is a Kenyan writer who is best known for her children’s books written in Swahili. She has been involved in a wide range of journalism and editorial work and used to be a teacher. After going to primary school in Western Kenya and secondary school in Limuru, she [read more…]
Artist: Muthoni wa Gichuru Country: Kenya Muthoni wa Gichuru is a Kenyan author who has written books for children – ZAWADI SERIES, and for young adults – BREAKING THE SILENCE, and THE HIDDEN PACKAGE. She is also a short story writer and her work has been published in FRESH PAINT VOLUME 2 (2015) and MOONSCAPES [read more…]
Artist: Davina Leonard Country: Kenya/UK Davina is an actor and writer. She made her professional stage debut for Phoenix Players, performed Fugard for the Courtyard Theatre and played Theresia/Amandla in John Sibi-Okumu’s ‘ROLE PLAY’; some years later, Davina went on to study Acting for Classical & Contemporary Text at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Since [read more…]
If there’s a story you want to tell and people you want to talk about then Kenyan actor, writer and producer Davina Leonard welcomes you to an exciting and active session on writing and devising your own one person play. Drawing on techniques she used to create her own ‘one woman gem’ (Broadway Baby, 2014) [read more…]
Masterclass: History Writing With Owaahh (Best Topical Blogger – BAKE Awards 2017) 27th September | 2 – 5pm Storymoja Festival | Nairobi National Museum KES 500 | Register Now
An African writer? A writer is a writer. Those were my initial thoughts, but a little contact with African literature and my perspective was changed. It first started when I read works of with the prolific Binyavanga Wainana, and Okwiri Oduor, both who have both won the Caine Prize for African Writing. Later, I discovered [read more…]
Artist: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Country: Nigeria Abubakar Adam Ibrahim is most recently the winner of the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature for his novel Season of Crimson Blossoms (Parresia, Lagos and Cassava Republic, London). He is also the author of the short story collection, The Whispering Trees, which was long listed for the maiden Etisalat [read more…]
This year, the Storymoja Festival Program includes a wonderful and exciting addition, a spelling challenge for children 6 8 – 13 years of age. The challenge is meant to encourage reading, creativity and innovation. Enroll your little reading champion and come cheer for him or her! Register Here.
Masterclass: Poetry and Movement With Joanne Ball Burgess & Oswald Okaitei 28th September | 2 – 5pm Storymoja Festival | Nairobi National Museum KES 500 | Register Now
I have grown up in a period where the attitude towards careers lies somewhere in between utter disdain for the arts (read anything that isn’t part of the handful of careers that parents generally consider serious) and acceptance that people can actually make money from things other than sitting in an office all day. So [read more…]
