Friday 20^th September 2 to 3:45pm

Shidas Tent

Jackson Biko is a lifestyle writer and Editor at Large at Gecko Publishing (Kenya Yetu and Msafiri).

He is the ‘Man’ behind Man Talk on the Saturday Nation, a regular contributor to the Business Daily and has written the Last Word column on True Love for the last seven years. You probably know and love him most from his incredibly popular blog  ‘www.bikozulu.co.ke’  which one the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) Awards for Best Creative Writing Blog 2013. Calling all ‘High Schoolers’ to come and join Biko in this creative writing workshop.

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Friday 20^th September – 2 to 3:45pm

Discovery Hall

Johan Harstad is a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, playwright and graphic designer. He has published several collections of short stories, and his first novel ‘Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion’ was made into a TV series. His sci-fi/horror novel ‘172 Hours on the Moon’ which is a crossover between young adult fiction and adult fiction was awarded the 2008 Brage Prize for Children’s Literature. Join Johan in this master class on writing young adult fiction.

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Friday 20^th September 12 to 1:45pm

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2000 – 5000 words). Submissions must be made by the author of the short story. Regional winners receive £2,500 and the overall winner receives £5,000. Submissions open on October 1^st 2013.

Friday 20^th September 12 to 1:45pm

Discovery Hall:

Kofi Awooner’s poetry combines the poetic traditions of his native Ewe people and contemporary symbolism to depict Africa. Awooner has been referred to as one of the great African poets to have appeared in the twentieth century.  A political activist, national Ghanian hero and champion of African poetry, he has lectured in English and African literature at the University of Ghana. He has poetry is noted for its incorporation of African vernacular traditions – particularly the dirge song tradition of the Ewe people – into modern poetic form.

In this interactive workshop, Professor Awooner shares the craft of drawing from cultural poetic traditions to create contemporary poetry.

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Friday 20^th September – 10 to 11:45am

Shidas Tent

Kwame Nyong’o is a visual artist, animator, illustrator, filmmaker and musician. Kwame has been involved in UNESCO’sAfrica Animated! project, and Tiger Aspect’s Tinga Tinga Tales children’s TV series. His debut short film The Legend of Ngong Hills, won the Best Animation category at the 2011 Zanzibar International Film Festival (TZ), 2011 Kalasha Awards (KE) and the 2012 African Movie Academy Awards (NG).

Kwame’s repertoire of illustration works include client work for advertising agencies and publishers, as well as his own self-published children’s books: A Tasty Maandazi, and it follow-up sequel I Love Ugali and Sukuma Wiki, which is being launched at the Storymoja Hay Festival 2013

Kwame shares his experiences; the business of illustration, publishing his own book, self branding and promotion, illustration markets, what sets illustrators apart, tips and tricks of making it, and working with writers to publish.

www.kwamenyongo.com

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Friday 20^th September – 10 to 11:45am

Discovery Hall:

Richard Crompton is journalist and author of  ‘The Honey Guide’ , the fictional murder mystery set in Kenya which  Ian Rankin’s ‘pick of the Summer’ and has received glowing reviews from The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, The East African, Sunday Times, Wall Street Journal and many more. Join Crompton in this master class focusing on the short story.

When registering, please submit a 150 word biography, and a 150 word essay entitled ‘

I’d like to write like….’

www.richardcrompton.com

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Thursday 19^th September 2 to 3:45pm

Shidas Tent

Tony Mochama is the undisputed king of impromptu poetry. Ever wanted to learn the skill of creating poetry on the spot, drawing from the people and setting you are in to drop hot lines off the cuff?

Tony Mochama will lead you on a treasure hunt of sorts though the Museum, as you learn how to take inspiration from everything around you to create a poetry that will dazzle even the most jaded of your friends. Tony Mochama shares his secrets and tips in this interactive, fun workshop.

Tony ‘Smitta’ Mochama is a successful journalist, and popular performance poet in Nairobi, with the vibrant and critically acclaimed poetry collection – ‘What if I Am a Literary Gangster’. Mochama has also lectured on creative writing and poetry, including a guest speaker at Concordia University, in Montreal

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Thursday 19^th September – 2 to 3:45pm

Discovery Hall

Zukiswa Wanner is a South African journalist and novelist. Her novels have been shortlisted for the K. Sello Duiker Award and the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. Zukiswa has contributed to Observer/Guardian,  Sunday Independent, City Press,  Mail & Guardian,  La Repubblica,  OpenSociety,  Sunday Times,  Africa Review, Wordsetc,  The New Statesman,  True Love,  Shape,  Oprah,  Elle,  Juice,  Afropolitan , and Forbes Africa. Her newest book Maid in SA: 30 ways to leave your Madam is billed as a laugh-out-loud take on a woman’s home and one of the most important, yet most overlooked, relationships – that between a domestic worker and her madam. Join this award winning author as she shares her tips and secrets to writing non-fiction humour.

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