Storymoja 2016
An article on Storymoja 2016 in the Nairobi Star: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/06/25/literature-why-nairobi-will-miss-storymoja-festival_c1374822
July 25, 2016
Tony Mochama interview
An article on 2013 Morland Writing Scholar, Tony Mochama, in the Daily Nation, July 2016: http://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/weekend/Time-to-write-to-the-heart-of-the-country/-/1220/3296510/-/54gka4z/-/index.html
July 24, 2016
Lidudumalingani Mqombothi interview
An interesting interview with Caine Prize winner and one of our scholars from 2016, Lidudumalingani Mqombothi. Good to see both Saraba and Short Story Day Africa, both organisations the MMF support, mentioned. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/10/prize-winning-caine-prize-african-author-writers-must-diversify-to-survive?CMP=share_btn_fb
July 24, 2016
New African article
A great article by the New African on the state of play for the new generation of African Writers. It’s heartening to see that the MMF support nearly every festival/organisation referenced: newafricanmagazine.com/africa-writes-next-generation-state-play/?platform=hootsuite
June 30, 2016
Announcement of 2015 Morland Writing Scholarship Awards
Announcement of 2015 Morland Writing Scholarship Awards The Miles Morland Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Morland Writing Scholarships. The winners each receive a grant of ₤18,000 to allow them to take a year to write a book. This year for the first time we gave in addition two
December 10, 2015
Ba re e ne re, 2015
Youtube video documenting the events of Ba re e ne re literary festival in Lesotho, December 2015:
December 1, 2015