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Kiswahili literature

Ten Years of Recognizing Kiswahili Literature: The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature Announces Its 2025 Shortlist

by Blessing Uwisike

News• Opportunities March 24, 2021

Submit to the Nyabola Prize for Science Fiction 2021

by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Book Lists• The Decade Project October 26, 2020

23 Notable Kiswahili Novels

by Maureen Nyarinda

Features• News February 28, 2020

Tanzanian Writers Lello Mmassy & Mohamed Songoro Win Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature

by Otosirieze Obi-Young