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		<title>Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Opens New Chapter for 14 Authors in Africa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Internationally recognised for propelling authors into the literary spotlight, the shortlist for the regional winners from Africa has been unveiled in the race to win the influential 2010 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. 
The shortlisted writers for Africa’s Best Book are:
Trespass by Dawn Garisch (South Africa)
The Double Crown by Marié Heese (South Africa)
The Thing Around Your Neck [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kwani.org/main/commonwealth-writers%e2%80%99-prize-opens-new-chapter-for-14-authors-in-africa/</link>
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		<title>New Book Releases From Kwani Trust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kwani Trust is pleased to announce the release of 4 new titles; ‘<em>Cock Thief</em>’ by Parselelo Kantai, ‘<em>Tale of Kasaya: Let Us Now Praise A Famous Woman</em>’ by Eva Kasaya with Jackie Lebo, ‘<em>To Be A Man: Kwani? Poetry Competition Anthology</em>’and the re-issue of ‘<em>The Stone Hills Of Maragoli</em>’ by Stanley Gazemba.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://kwani.org/main/new-book-releases-from-kwani-trust/</link>
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		<title>Kwani? Open Mic &#8211; 2nd March, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kwani Trust is inviting you to Kwani? Open Mic on Tuesday, 2nd March, 2010  at Club Soundd, Hamilton House Kaunda Street
Entry: Ksh 100/- only.
Featured Poet: Ngwatilo Mawiyoo
MC:  Cindy Ogana
Ngwatilo will be presenting poems from her new collection: blue mothertongue an urban anthology of growing up in Nairobi.
Open Mic slots are open from 6pm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kwani.org/main/kwani-open-mic-2nd-march-2010/</link>
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		<title>“The Kenya I Know” Poetry Call-Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following multiple conversations on “The Kenya We Want,” and our recent “The Kenya I Live In” short story competition, The Kwani Trust would like to invite writers to submit poems that explore the multiple realities we live in, the moments that define our public and personal lives, be they located in our parents, our childhood; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kwani.org/main/%e2%80%9cthe-kenya-i-know%e2%80%9d-poetry-call-out/</link>
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		<title>‘The Kenya I Live In’ Short Story Competition Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In July 2009 Kwani Trust announced the launch of a national short story competition titled, ‘The Kenya I Live In’, inspired by the recent push for ‘The Kenya We Want’.
Kwani Trust has received a record 500 entries for the ‘Kenya I Live In’ short story competition. Winners will now be announced on the 24th of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kwani.org/main/%e2%80%98the-kenya-i-live-in%e2%80%99-short-story-competition-update/</link>
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		<title>From The Archives: Observations From The Nairobi Central Picha Mtaani Street Exhibition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Revolution Will Not Be Televised The Next Time
Samuel Munene observes public reactions to the recently held Picha Mtaani exhibition outside the Hilton Hotel.    
You will not be able to stay home, brother.
.. skip out for beer during commercials,
because the revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be televised
The revolution will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kwani.org/main/from-the-archives-observations-from-the-nairobi-central-picha-mtaani-street-exhibition/</link>
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		<title>Granta Interview With Kwani? Editor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ollie Brock talks to Billy Kahora Granta’s latest New Voice and author of the story ‘The Gorilla’s Apprentice’. Billy is the managing editor of Kwani Trust.
OB: When did you first become interested in writing?
BK: I was always interested but had too much reading to worry about writing my realities. I started writing in my early [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kwani.org/main/granta-interview-with-kwani-editor/</link>
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		<title>Granta Interviews Billy Kahora</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ollie Brock talks to Billy Kahora Granta’s latest New Voice and author of the story ‘The Gorilla’s Apprentice’. Billy is the managing editor of Kwani Trust.
OB: When did you first become interested in writing?
BK: I was always interested but had too much reading to worry about writing my realities. I started writing in my early [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kwani.org/main/granta-interviews-billy-kahora/</link>
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		<title>Picha Mtaani Goes To Nakuru</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a successive launch in Nairobi last December, the Picha Mtaani Initiative is set to begin a peace process countrywide tour, targeting to reach approximately two million youths with the message of peace and reconciliation.The first stop in this process and tour will be Nakuru town, beginning the 4th to 7th February 2010.For more information [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kwani.org/main/picha-mtaani-goes-to-nakuru/</link>
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		<title>Kwani? Featured In Christian Science Monitor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;After social upheaval, clubs and small publishers have sprung up in the East African nation as new outlets
for literary expression.&#8221; Read it here.
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		<link>http://kwani.org/main/kwani-featured-in-christian-science-monitor/</link>
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