Celebration tweet for ex-participant
@Shingaibelike
Massive congratulations on your #nommoawards by @africansfs nomination for "And This I How To Stay"
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Our very own @ImanVerjee gets in the hot seat to talk about her novel with @JohnSibiOkumu on the 25th of March @AFNairobi
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@corriemwende Hope it's giving you an entertaining break! So honoured you chose it for your March read and I can't wait to join you guys for what I'm sure is going to be a really great discussion!
When I wrote this novel I was wrestling with so many emotions about my Kenyan identity and concerns about our society so nothing makes me happier than to see other Kenyans reading and… https://t.co/P4YHaWVTR2
Can't believe it's already been a year since I was @OpenBookFest and had this great interview with @AfricainWords. Sad to be missing what has to be one of the best lit festivals I've ever attended.
Recalling delights @OpenBookFest in 2017: Q&A: The Importance of Writing and the Benefits of Travel – An interview with @ImanVerjee https://t.co/m67bnrlvF5 via @africainwords
Bare bones & no title but finally pinned down the 1st drat of my 3rd novel focusing on LGBTQ rights in Kenya. Can't wait to really dig into this! #LGBTQ#writing#novel3#lgbtqnovels
My whole heart will always hurt for Frances & for young girls & boys who suffer every day from sexual abuse. Conversations are important so let's keep having them, no matter how difficult they may be. https://t.co/OA0fU2bL7k
@meeradamji Mine still does as well! 😢 Thank you for braving the topic and reading it - we need to keep thinking and having conversations about this! ❤️
They say that until the lion learns to tell his own story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. We are thankful to the Kenyans who write, and tell the story of this nation, so we can read, so we can learn, so we can build ourselves. https://t.co/nrwo49YGKx
We continue our celebration on the power of stories with a #KeRead review by Faith Linyonyi. She tells us about Who Will Catch Us if we Fall by @ImanVerjee
@paukwa @MagungaBooks @knlsmedia@AllforBooksKe@quillandquire Thank you for including WWCUAWF on this incredible list and for the absolutely wonderful review 😀 Nothing makes me happier than having Kenyans read and relate to my own personal stories about Nairobi! Makes me remember that we are all one at the end of the day. #KeRead
@paukwa@UnescoYouthKe@Storymoja @MagungaBooks @TextBookCentreL One Day I Will Write About This Place was the very first book I could truly relate to and it inspired me to write my own 'Kenyan Story'. Besides that, the language was just so, so beautiful! #KeReads