NBO LitFest 2023
The NBO LitFest 2023, organised by Book Bunk, was hosted in venues in Nairobi from August 25 – 27, 2023. I attended the festival and moderated the panel “The City as Muse” alongside panellists featured ....
Tour of Mozambique starting August 28
I shall be doing a tour of Mozambique starting in August 28. In my time there, I will be launching AS Madames the Portuguese edition of my debut novel as well as conducting masterclasses and ....
Artistic Encounters event with Strauhof
Join me as I host Prudence Katomeni and Maimouna Jallow for our final Artistic Encounters event on the Strauhof’s LitAfrika YouTube page on the art of adaptation. The event on August 17th will run at ....
Celebrate My Birthday and Honour Eusebius McKaiser’s Legacy!
I am calling on my friends to help celebrate her birthday this year by making a meaningful impact on the lives of young girls through the Mina Foundation. On this special occasion, let's come together ....
Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang’s Daughters of Nandi on Sunday Times 2023 longlist
Absolutely delighted that Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang's Daughters of Nandi published by Paivapo Publishers, with cover art and design from two of my favourite writers and artists Shubnum Khan and Megan Ross, typeset and copy edited ....
Hidden Lives of Writers Podcast
Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel are working writers - and their favourite people are writers. Their podcast is entitled “Hidden Lives of Writers” and they get into a dive deep into HOW and WHY successful ....
Einstein Forum in Potsdam, Germany
The Einstein Forum is a foundation of the German federal state of Brandenburg that serves the public as an open laboratory of the mind. Through a varied program of conferences, workshops, podium discussions, and lectures ....
Litafrika: Artistic Encounters II exhibition launch
The Litafrika: Artistic Encounters II launched in Zurich, Switzerland on June 16, 2023. “litafrika” is an open archive literary exhibition project in three parts (2022-2024) organised by Swiss partners Litar Foundation and Strauhof Zurich. It ....
Litafrika: Artistic Encounters II exhibition for Zurich
The Litafrika: Artistic Encounters II, curated by Zukiswa Wanner, will be hosted in Zurich, Switzerland from June 16 – September 3, 2023. “litafrika” is an open archive literary exhibition project in three parts (2022-2024) organised ....
The Heart is A Bastard anthology launch
The University of East Anglia appointed Tsitsi Dangarembga the International Chair of Creative Writing in 2020 to deliver a program of literary events, classes and workshops. One of these workshops was an East African affair ....