Acceptance. That was what echoed when three ladies living with chronic illnesses shared their stories at the Storymoja Festival. At glance, they look stunning that you wouldn’t even know that they are ill. When they start to narrate their story, I am tempted to get sucked into the abyss of pity. However, their strength and [read more…]
When the good reverend was barely a man, he led two strikes in his school and ended up in a room full of men who were accusing him of being a communist. His counterparts who had already undergone this interrogation had ended up expelled after confessing. When asked this question, Njoya first said to his [read more…]
House of Fiction with Chuma Nwokolo
Writing and Devising with Davina Leonard
Leadership Masterclass with Adeniyi Adedayo
Kanga Mganga – Masterclass on Intimacy
Storytelling through Photography at Goethe Institut
My high school history lessons were spent chewing groundnuts from under my locker. Groundnuts that Nafula used to carry in Matunda Bus on her way from Bukembe to school. But now that I turned out fine, we can safely conclude that Nafula’s groundnuts were just that; innocent groundnuts. Not success charms as many would think. [read more…]
“How many people like to dance?” “How many people like to read?” “How many people like to dance and read?” Those are the three questions that Joan asks when she begins her session. Hands from the audience are hoisted and put down within the intervals of those questions. “Did you know that you can combine [read more…]
Animator: Give me a B! 6-9 year olds: Give me a B, Give me a B! Animator: Give me a L! 6-9 year olds: Give me a L, Give me a L! Animator: Give me an A, Give me an A! And on and on the singing and dancing continued to spell the world BLACK [read more…]
Why is there now a growing interest in the history of our country? How is non-fiction written in such a way that it keeps the reader engaged, just as though it is a fictional story? How does one begin to carry out proper research for a story? Why do we read stories about history when [read more…]
You can purchase the ticket at the door, but your best bet is to register yourself as spaces are limited. Karibu! Masterclass: Poetry and Movement With Joanne Ball Burgess & Oswald Okaitei 28th September | 2 – 5pm Storymoja Festival | Ampitheatre | Nairobi National Museum KES 500 | Register Now Masterclass: Investigative Journalism With John Allan Namu 28th [read more…]
We hope that you will love participating in the 2017 Storymoja Festival Masterclass Series. The Masterclasses will be in the afternoons from 2 – 5pm on Wednesday 27th to Friday 29th. You can only participate in one masterclass per afternoon. Spaces are limited so your best bet is to purchase a Masterclass ticket on ticketsasa [read more…]
I recently wrote about the plight I faced as a young reader, having to turn to American and British books during my teenage years because I could not find any good books by Kenyan writers. It is therefore encouraging when I discover Kenyan authors writing books for that audience: teenagers. Edna Gicovi, more fondly [read more…]
