Billy Kahora
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 has written the non-fiction novella The True Story of David Munyakei the screenplay for Soul Boy and co-wrote Nairobi Half Life. As Managing Editor of Kwani Trust, Kahora has edited seven issues of the Kwani? journal. He is a contributing editor to the Chimurenga Chronic.
Published works
- 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.
References
- ↑ "Meet The Team". Kwani Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "PREVIOUSLY SHORTLISTED WRITERS". Archived from the original on 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
Further reading
- Wa Gacheru, Margaretta (23 December 2013). "Why Billy Kahora is the right man to be steering Kenya's literary journal". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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