Fairway Hotel in Kampala is silent on the rainy May evening that Jackie Kay, Scottish poet and novelist, stands to read her poetry. The Uganda…
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Lots of ‘peppe’ and fermented food: Diary of a visitor to Lagos
February 9, 2018“A woman needs money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction” — Virginia Woolf. During the ‘FEMRITE at 20’ conference…
Literary graveyard that is the modern digital platform
October 28, 2016The literary space in Kenya is always alive and full of surprises. Each year, there are numerous literary births, deaths, rumours, events and exciting developments…