The winner of the Caine Prize will be announced tonight as part of the series of events called “Africa Writes” in its third year to celebrate African writing in London, UK. The nominees are Kenyans Okwiri Oduor and Billy Kahora the highest for us in East Africa. Also in the list are South African Diane […]
The Etisalat Prize for African literature has announced a new panel judges for 2014. With last year’s former judge Sarah Ladipo Manyika remaining as Chair for continuity she is joined by Alain Mabanckou, Jamal Mahjoub and Tsitsi Dangarembga. We knew Sarah Ladipo as one of the judges for the previous edition of the inaugural judging […]
I recently mentioned that I had our favourite writer of weird mystery novels Lauren Beukes was up for the Strand Award for her 2013 novel The Shining Girls. The Strand for the uninitiated is one of the mystery genre’s most revered publications having featured the works of folks like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells […]
Kinyanjui Kombani is a Kenyan writer who has been at the forefront of the literature advocacy route with events like The Authors Buffer and the Daystar Creatives Academy. His books include Den of Iniquities and The Last Villains of Molo. The author who has been doing a commendable job teaching his experiences to the next […]
Wole Soyinka; the guy is turning 80 this year and doing it in style. Last week he gave a few bob to the winner of the literary prize with his name Akin Bello. Then just last night he launched Crucible of the Ages- Essays in Honour of Wole Soyinka at 80 by Ivor Agyeman-Duah and […]
One of our favourite writers here at JamesMurua.com is Nii Ayikei Parkes. The Ghanaian writer who has done a lot to push the literacy agenda (he was on my Writivism Google Hangout recently) is the winner of this years Sylt Foundation African Writer´s Residency Award. The award provides a two month stay in a subsidised […]
The first Text Book Centre (TBC) bookshop opened in 1963 on Nairobi’s Kijabe Street. Since then it has grown to become chain of retail sellers of text books, stationery and other learning materials with has six branches in Nairobi and a branch in Kakamega. This weekend the 5-6 July the new TBC at Text Book […]
Book: Through My African Eyes Author: Jeff Koinange Publisher: Footprints Press Kenya Year of Publication: 2014 Genre: Biography I have been watching Jeff Koinange for years. I started watching him when he was working for KTN in 1995 when he would read the news. I also watched him on Africa Review, the Reuters show that […]
The winner of this years Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa was announced at a grand ceremony at The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos this past Friday night. His name is Akin Bello and the work that won him the award is the play The Egbon of Lagos beating the two contenders Toyin Abiodun […]
The Storymoja Hay Festival 2014 promises to be the coolest event in town if the reports coming out from the organisers is any indication. Firstly the Storymoja Festival’s now has a new status as an OFFICIAL sister festival of the Hay Festivals (UK). Not bad for a little get together that started as a Nyama […]
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