#kwaniat10
We celebrated our 10th anniversary between 27th
– 30th November 2013 by hosting a series of literary and artistic events that
reflect on contemporary writing and its place in the literary history of Kenya,
East Africa & the continent. In this spirit, we hosted Kenyan writer,
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor whose story ‘Weight of Whispers’ was published in the
first edition of the Kwani? journal in 2003 & won the Caine Prize for
African Writing, placing Kenyan contemporary literature and Kwani? on the
regional and international map. Yvonne launched her debut novel, DUST. We were
delighted to welcome award-winning Nigerian writer Chimamanda
Ngozi Adichie to give
the Kwani? 10th Anniversary Lecture Africa and launch the East African edition
of her acclaimed third novel AMERICANAH.
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