Billy Kahora is a Kenyan writer and editor based in Nairobi.[1] He was commended by the 2007 Caine Prize judges for his story Treadmill Love. His stories "Urban Zoning" and "Gorilla's Apprentice" were shortlisted for the prize in 2012 and 2014, respectively.[2] He is the author of works including the non-fiction book The True Story of David Munyakei (2008), wrote the screenplay for Soul Boy (2010) and co-wrote Nairobi Half Life (2012). As Managing Editor of Kwani Trust, Kahora has edited seven issues of the Kwani? journal. He is a contributing editor to the Chimurenga Chronic.
Billy Kahora | |
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 Nadifa Mohamed in discussion with Kahora, Hargeisa International Book Fair 2019 | |
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Published works
edit- The True Story of David Munyakei: Goldenberg Whistleblower. African Books Collective. 2008. ISBN 978-9966-7008-9-6.
- Billy Kahora; Parselelo Kantai; Andia Kisia; Tony Adam Mochama; Valentine Njoroge (2014). Six and the City: 6 Short Plays on Nairobi. Native Intelligence. ISBN 978-9966-1553-8-2.
- The Cape Cod Bicycle War And Other Stories. Ohio University Press (USA), Huza Press (Rwanda). 2020.
As editor
edit- Let Us Conspire and Other Stories. Jahazi Press. 2024. p. 160. ISBN 9789914768886. (Contributors: Idza Luhumyo, Mumbi Macharia, Munira Hussein, Daniella Malinda, Buke Abduba, Kiprop Kimutai, Imou Eparis, Florence Onyango, Dennis Mugaa, Gladwell Pamba, Vera Kabushemeye, Ndegwa Nguru, Florence C Waita, Ndungu Njeru, Noella Moshi.)
Further reading
edit- Wa Gacheru, Margaretta (23 December 2013). "Why Billy Kahora is the right man to be steering Kenya's literary journal". Daily Nation. Kenya. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
References
edit- ↑ "Meet The Team". Kwani Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "PREVIOUSLY SHORTLISTED WRITERS". caineprize.com. The Caine Prize for African Writing. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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External links
edit- Billy Kahora, "A fine intuition", Writers Mosaic.
- "Conversation/Kōrero: Robert Sullivan and Billy Kahora", Academy of New Zealand Literature, April and May 2017.
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