Nyana Kakoma is a Ugandan writer, editor, blogger, and publisher who lives in Kampala. She created the online platform Sooo Many Stories that promotes Ugandan literature. (See More)

Abigail Arunga is a writer, editor, columnist, scriptwriter and the author of two poetry books, Akello, and A Side of Raunch.

She is a 2011 honours graduate of USIU, and an old girl of The Kenya High School. (See More)

Rose Wangari is fully trained teacher in both the main stream system and the Waldorf system of education. She has many years of experience as a regular teacher in both public and private schools.

Maryana Munyendo is the Founder of Simba-Safe Kenya and Missing Child Kenya. Maryana believes strongly that the time to start integration towards constructive use of the internet by children and young adults is now.

Joanne Ball-Burgess, a.k.a. Judge Jo-1 from Sakata Dance Competition is known in Kenya for her dance prowess. She was trained in Lyrical, Contemporary, Afro-fusion, Dancehall and Hip Hop.

Iman Verjee is a Kenyan novelist who has written two novels, In Between Dreams (2014) and Who Will Catch Us as We Fall (2016),

Rasna Warah is a writer and independent researcher based in Malindi, Kenya. She is the author of five books: UNsilenced (2016), War Crimes (2014), Mogadishu Then and Now (2012), Red Soil and Roasted Maize (2011); and Triple Heritage.

Zukiswa Wanner is the 2015 winner of South African Literary Award’s K.Sello Duiker Award for her fourth novel, London Cape Town Joburg. Her third novel Men of the South was shortlisted for Commonwealth Best Book Award.

Kinyanjui Kombani is a creative writer, banker, learning facilitator, award winning entrepreneur and business mentor based in Nairobi, Kenya.

He is the author of 2 published novels and several children’s books.

Dr. Michael Lockett is a teller of traditional tales in a non-traditional manner. Lockett has been telling stories for 40 plus years.