Programme
KLF 2008 is a mix of writers workshops, panel discussions, book clubs, literary lunches, a magazine day.
(Download the full programme here. Timetable subject to adjustment. Please check back regularly.)
You can pay with MPESA on 0713709277
- Revisioning Kenya
A symposium featuring 12 visionaries drawn from Kenya and abroad, these thinkers will impart their ideas on how to address and repair the issues thrown up by the post-election violence. We firmly believe that Kenyans have the ability to repair the recent damage and aim to feed into the groundswell of effort already growing nationwide. To this end Slum TV will film the speeches of the symposium, which will be available on internet and through established DVD distributors. A Kwanini short story book will also be produced and circulated countrywide. The symposium will close with a sumptuous event where speakers and attendees mingle and network.
Full Revisioning Kenya programme here. - Workshops 2-9 August
- Yoga and Writing
Freewriting is the best way to disengage that inner writing critic that can snuff out or stifle creative writing. Emotions can also be released and guided in this process by yoga. Different asanas engender different responses which are visible in the writing. Especially when freewriting. The idea is to explore the links between mind, body and emotion using both yoga and freewriting. More to be revealed in the process … - Blogging 101, Tutors, Dipesh Pabari, Daudi Were
How to set up your blog, chose your subjects, deal with comments, make posts interesting and get your blog to stand out among the millions added daily to the internet. A successful blogger tells all. - Children’s Writing; Tutors, Bridget Deacon, Stanley Gazemba
WSPA proudly sponsors the launch of the Kiswahili translation of a children’s anthology, “Mzigo Usioyamkinika” (The Unlikely Burden) with free books for the first 50 people. The Mediae Trust’s will provide a talk on how to turn a kid’s story into an animated film, and John Sibi Okumu’s new book on Tom Mboya will be read there. - Travel Writing - Yvonne Owuor, Binyavanga Wainana
Ever fancied writing for Conde Nast? Or Lonely Planet? Or our very own Twende? Renowned travel writers take a look at the requirements and and reveal techniques for writing engaging travel stories. - The Plays the Thing - Tutors: John Sibi Okumu, Cajetan Boy
A day of theatre. Staging, Holding interest and all you need to know to pen your theatrical masterpiece. Featuring readings from Role Play and other well known Kenyan plays. - Literary lunch
A delightful lunch with an author, complete with readings, and interview. Ask questions, get your book signed, sip the wine and enjoy! - Authors in Conversation
Interviews, mingling with authors, this sell out event is back. Meet writers, see performance poets, purchase books, all in a delightful garden setting. - University Public Lecture
Discussion with Chimamanda Adichie and Ishmael Beah, this panel discussion held at Nairobi University examine the role of writers in conflict from fiction and non fiction perspectives. - Magfest
A day with the many and varied publications available in Nairobi. Meet the Twende crew, talk to True Love, discuss with Drum, debates with Wajibu and Awaaz. Travel and journalism one day workshops will also take place on this day.
Running from the 2nd to 9th August, our immensely popular writers’ workshops are back. Taught by published authors and tutors, KLF 2008 has arranged an intense series of practical hands-on writing workshops that fuse local and international students with local and international writers. Fiction, Non Fiction, Poetry, Crime Writing and Journalism courses are offered. This year we will also have additional one-day workshops for those short of time.
Places are limited. Register soon - either online or through the Kwani office
(Timetable subject to adjustment. Please check back regularly.)
Long workshops
An intensive critique, discussion and exchange of opinion on your work in a dynamic group setting. Taken by experience authors, each workshop will focus on essential craft attributes.
Fiction (Advanced) – Tutors: Chimamanda Adichie, Binyavanga Wainana
An exploration of the elements of writing, demands of literary genres, differences between the short story and the novel. Focus will be on character development, plot, conflict, dialogue and story telling.
Non Fiction - Tutors: Aminatta Forna, Ishmael Beah, Kalundi Serumaga
Designed for essayists, writers of memoir, this will explore the art of telling true stories. Developing scenes, holding interest, voice, narrative arcs will all be explored.
Starting to Write - Tutors: Andia Kisia, Monica Arac de Nyeko
A beginners workshop introducing techniques and structures for writing for both fiction and non-fiction with an emphasis on finding your voice.
Crime Writing
Creating racy plots, compelling storylines, believable plots. This workshop will focus on the lucrative and exciting genre of crime writing. It will also look at noir.
Spoken Word
Readings are a vital part of an author’s creative life these days. The abilty to bring the works on the page to life is critical. A full guide to structuring your poems, how best to use your voice, to engage your audience and to make the best of your work.
Journalism - Tutors - Billy Kahora, Parselelo Kantai
A guide to news and feature writing, journalistic techniques, how to produce a story and sell it to a newspaper or magazine. Citizen journalism and blogging will also be touched on.
Day courses
