Dennis Mugaa, Sandra Nekh and Joan Thaitah in conversation with Otieno Owino
Emerging voices in Kenyan fiction
Nairobi Litfest 2025,
Curious to know what the path to publishing entails? Three emerging Kenyan authors speak on their journeys so far. Dennis Mugaawon the 2022 Black Warrior Review Fiction Contest and published a debut short story collection, Half Portraits Under Water, Sandra Nekh is a filmmaker and lecturer with several novels independently published in Nairobi and Joan Thaitah is a lawyer and the writer behind the popular Confessions of Nairobi series featuring candid conversations with men and women living in the city. In conversation with Otieno Owino.
