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Swahili Lit Fest 4th Edition: Building an Archival Culture

Written by Hekaya Initiative on May 8, 2022. Posted in SLF, Uncategorized.

The 4th edition of the festival which happened this March was informed by a series of interconnected conversations, some...

Written by Hekaya Initiative on April 7, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized.

Tukitafakari lugha yetu, Kiswahili, mtazamo wetu ni kuwa ni lugha yenye nguvu na uwezo wa kuendeleza mazungumzo baina...

Written by Hekaya Initiative on February 24, 2021. Posted in Nonfiction, SLF, Uncategorized.

From celebrating achievement [2019] to Identity Politics [2020], the 3rd edition of the annual Swahili Literary Festival...

On Thursday 23rd April 2020, we lost a dear friend, a parent, mentor, a brilliant scholar, a visionary, Professor Mohamed...

The launch of Dried Rose Petals and Lavender Buds at Nyali Play House this past Sunday was not only an event filled with...

March 2019 marked the first instalment of the annual Swahili Literary Festival, the inaugural theme being “Celebrating...

Thousands of our kinds were killed that time, but history won’t remember a single one. We arrived at Mutara wa Tsatsu...

A few months ago, we did a call out seeking short fiction submissions from Coastal writers and the feedback was amazing,...

Hekaya Issue 01 Jihadi brides & other stories Spread the word:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click...

The Coast is a diverse place which has seen the good and bad of what the Sea has brought over the centuries and has been...