Cultural festivals simply immerse us into our heritage and remind us of who we are as a people. They do not only throw us back to where we came from but contextualize our identity in the modern era. 2018 saw a record number of culturally inclined festivals take place. The
Goethe partners with Rusinga Festival for Island Reading Series
The Goethe Institute is partnering with Rusinga Festival for the Island Reading Series, a storytelling and reading event at #RusingaFest2018 which will feature author and publisher Hillary Namunyu, renowned and award winning storytellers Wangari the Storyteller and Chunga Otiende. The interactive literary session will be among the many events that will
Sarah Pkyach is Miss Tourism Kenya 2018
Sarah Pkyach of West Pokot County was declared the National Winner of Miss Tourism Kenya! Sarah will represent Kenya in Miss Tourism International 2018 in Malaysia in December. She will also embark on various international trips marketing Kenya. The event was held on October 13, 2018 at the Safari Park
CALL FOR POEMS BEST “NEW” AFRICAN POETS 2018 ANTHOLOGY
We are calling for BEST 1-3 poems per poet from Africa (living in Africa) or of African diasporas (one of the parents originated from Africa) to be included in BEST “NEW” AFRICAN POETS 2018 ANTHOLOGY. Poems of any topic, form…preferably less than 40 lines but we will read and consider
Female Voice Over Artist Needed
A female voice over artist is needed to record for an animation. The artist should be able to interpret and sound like a twelve-year old 'super-girl' who is the main character. The character is a brave, instinctive, headstrong, fearless, bright, funny and resourceful. The animation will be used for apps
Enter the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2019
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is open for submissions. The prize accepts submissions of between 2000 – 5000 words which have never been published before. The submissions must be in English even though they can be translations of stories written originally in Kiswahili, Bengali, Chinese, Malay, Portuguese, Samoan and Tamil. Prizes There