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  • Art, and the Road to Riches - by Rasna Warah

    Posted: July 30, 2008, 12:10 am by Kwani
    Is there room for the creative arts in Vision 2030, Kenya’s blueprint to becoming a middle-income country within two decades? This is a question that was recently raised by a number of people on a writers’ group that I subscribe to. The question was prompted by the fact that while the recently re-launched Vision 2030 [...]

  • Sunday Salon - August 3 (Special Litfest Session)

    Posted: July 29, 2008, 5:53 pm by Kwani
    Sunday Salon, Nairobi A Prose Reading Series NEW YORK - NAIROBI - CHICAGO http://www.sundaysalon.com David Kaiza Stanley Gazemba Bantu Mwaura Kalundi Serumaga Four readers, four unique voices, in a tranquil outdoor setting An evening of entertainment for discerning lovers of the written word. 7-9pm, Sunday 3rd August Kengeles, Lavington Green Entry Only KSh300 Free entry before 6.30pm Free entry for all Sunday Salon Alumni ABOUT THE WRITERS David [...]

  • Litfest covered by Sunday Nation

    Posted: July 29, 2008, 5:34 pm by Kwani
    The Sunday Nation published a piece about KLF 2008; see it here.

  • Kwani Library Event, reviewed

    Posted: July 26, 2008, 2:14 pm by Kwani
    Kwani’s pre-Litfest reading event at the Kenya National Library overcame a slow start and roared to the finish line, thanks to performances by some of our favourite writers, including Philo Ikonya, Samuel Munene, Binyavanga Wainaina, Tony Mochama, and more. Read all about it here.

  • Missionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits - a new anthology edited by Rasna Warah

    Posted: July 22, 2008, 10:22 pm by Kwani
    Africa is worse off today than it was 30 years ago, despite being among the biggest recipients of development assistance and foreign aid. The reason, says a new book, is not because the aid is not enough, or that it does not reach the intended beneficiaries, but rather because the aid industry works in ways [...]

  • Countdown to Kwani Litfest 2008

    Posted: July 22, 2008, 3:57 pm by Kwani
    Kwani Litfest 2008 is almost here…starting Friday, August 1 with an opening night party at the fabulous Acapulco restaurant (hosted by Just A Band), the festival begins in earnest the very next day. Get ready for two weeks of workshops, symposiums, panel discussions, writers retreats, and so much more. On August 10, the Litfest decamps [...]

  • A call for (war) poetry

    Posted: July 19, 2008, 9:13 pm by Kwani
    Against Agamemnon: War Poetry WaterWood Press, a publishing consortium with editorial offices in Texas, New York, London, Paris & Madrid will be accepting war poetry beginning May 1, 2008, and ending September 1, 2008 for its upcoming soft cover anthology entitled Against Agamemnon: War Poetry. WaterWood Press is managed by a worldwide editorial staff, including faculty from top universities, who have [...]

  • Artist Residency at Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center, Italy

    Posted: July 17, 2008, 2:56 pm by Kwani
    For nearly fifty years, the Rockefeller Foundation has hosted scholars, creative artists, and practitioners at Bellagio for concentrated work on major projects. Talented professionals use time at Bellagio to advance work that has impact across disciplines, while interacting daily with an active and diverse intellectual community. Artists and scholars stay for one month [...]

  • Kwani? Special Session - July 24

    Posted: July 13, 2008, 1:11 pm by Kwani
    Kwani Trust invites you to Celebrating Kenyan Stories An interactive session of poetry performances, prose readings and story telling. Featuring Kwani? Writers and Kwani? Poetry Open Mic Poets 2 -4pm, Thursday 24th July Kenya National Library Services – Nairobi Speakers will be announced shortly ENTRY FREE
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