Teaching Service & Educational Publications

Teaching & Service to the Profession

Teaching

I have taught English Composition, English Composition and Analysis and Literary Heritage: Creative Writing at the University of Memphis.

Workshop Facilitation & Mentorship

  • June to December 2026: Ubwali Hope Prize Creative Nonfiction Mentor
  • August 2026 Ubwali Masterclass Instructor: The Braided Essay: Weaving Together the Personal and the Historical
  • 2026 Idembeka Creative Writing Nonfiction Workshop facilitator: The Art of the Personal Essay

Judge of Literary Prizes

I have judged literary prizes like the Afrocritik Short Story Prize 2024, the Hamza El-Rufai Short Story Prize 2022 and the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2019.

Educational Publications

I'm passionate about education, I taught high school Business Studies and Geography classes for seven years.

Children’s Books

I have written 12 children’s books with Moran (E.A.) Publishers and Longhorn Publishers Plc.

Literature Classroom

My short story, “Boyi,” is currently part of the official literature curriculum in Kenyan High Schools.

Another one of my stories, “Boy Games,” is being taught in Junior Secondary English classes in Kenya.

Business Studies Textbooks

I have also written, proofread and edited the Kenyan CBC curriculum teaching and learning resources for Oxford University Press (East Africa).