Sunday Salon - August 3 (Special Litfest Session)

Sunday Salon, Nairobi
A Prose Reading Series
NEW YORK - NAIROBI - CHICAGO
http://www.sundaysalon.com

David Kaiza
Stanley Gazemba
Bantu Mwaura
Kalundi Serumaga

Four readers, four unique voices, in a tranquil outdoor setting

An evening of entertainment for discerning lovers of the written word.

7-9pm, Sunday 3rd August
Kengeles, Lavington Green
Entry Only KSh300
Free entry before 6.30pm
Free entry for all Sunday Salon Alumni

ABOUT THE WRITERS

David Kaiza
David Kaiza is a Ugandan writer based in Kampala. After working as a journalist for several years with the Daily Monitor, he took a two year hiatus from writing and became a metal worker. He recently returned to the pen with a travelogue about Luo origins, featured in the forthcoming Kwani 05.

Stanley Gazemba
Trained as a journalist, Gazemba lives in Kangemi, Nairobi and writes for Sunday Nation and Msanii Magazine. He is the author of The Stone Hills of Maragoli, which won the 2003 Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature, as well as 5 children’s books. He will be reading from his latest book, Grandmother’s Winning Smile.

Bantu Mwaura
Bantu Mwaura is an award winning performing artist from Kenya, a director, a playwright, a poet and a storyteller. His poetry has been published in several collections and anthologies, and his plays have been performed in Kenya , Zimbabwe, the USA and the UK. His work is featured in Missionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits, a new anthology about the relationship between Africa and international aid networks.

Kalundi Serumaga
Kalundi Serumaga is a Ugandan journalist who spent much of his childhood in Kenya. He lives in Kampala, where he works as a media columnist and radio talk show host.
His work has been published in After the Vote and Missionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits, as well as the forthcoming Kwani 05 .