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Gloria Mwaniga

Gloria Mwaniga is a Kenyan writer, educator and columnist for the Daily Nation and The EastAfrican.[1] She is a graduate of the University of Nairobi and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Writing Workshop in Nigeria. In 2019, she was awarded a Miles Morland Writing Scholarship, and[2] in 2022 her story "Boyi" was awarded the inaugural African Land Policy Centre Story Prize. Her story was subsequently included in Finding Ground and other stories: ALPC Anthology of short stories on Land in Africa.[3][4] Her work has appeared in The Johannesburg Review of Books[5] and The White Review.[6]

Gloria Mwaniga
BornKenya
OccupationWriter and educator
Alma materUniversity of Nairobi

Bibliography edit

Selected book reviews
  • "Young Nigerian Writer Serves a Twisted Tale in Debut Novel", review of The Day the Mad Man Knew by Babatunde Oyateru. Daily Nation, 11 May 2018.[7]
  • "Of Love, Losses and Seeking Answers in 'The Dragonfly Sea'", review of The Dragon Fly by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor. The Daily Nation, 12 April 2019.[8]
  • "NoViolet Bulawayo Weaves a Great Yarn About Zimbabwe", review of We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulowayo. The Daily Nation, 30 December 2016.[9]
Selected interviews with writers
  • "Jackie Kay on Dual Identity and the Funny Side of Life”", interview with Jackie Kay. Daily Nation, 5 July 2020.[10]
  • "Jennifer Makumbi on Identity and How to Write About Home", interview with Jennifer Makumbi. Daily Nation, 5 July 2020.[11]
  • "Author Reveals the Agony of Being a Refugee at Dadaab", interview with Ben Rawlence. Daily Nation, 5 July 2020.[12]
  • "Effects of Slavery Still Present in Coast Region", interview with Joe Khamisi. Daily Nation, 5 July 2020.[13]
  • "Now is the Time to Write to the Heart of the Country", interview with Tony Mochama. Daily Nation, 5 July 2020.[14]
Selected essays
  • "Literary Graveyard That is the Modern Digital Platform". Daily Nation, 28 October 2016.[15]
  • "Online Literary Magazines Have Not Been Spared from Digital Turbulence". Daily Nation, 1 December 2018.[16]
  • "We Have a Violent Past, But We’re Being Forced to Forget It". Daily Nation, 1 July 2016.[17]
  • "Future Generations Will Blame Us for Ignoring Historical Sites". Daily Nation, 18 March 2016.[18]
  • "Why Your Skin Colour Could Decide How Much a Publisher Will Pay You". Daily Nation, 14 June 2020.[19]
  • "An Afternoon with Ngugi and the Questions I Wanted to Ask". Daily Nation, 16 February 2019.[20]
  • "Crowning moment as Kenyan author takes home Caine Prize". Daily Nation, 6 July 2018.[21]
Selected short stories
  • "Child's Play"[5]
  • "Boyi"[22]
  • "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?"[6]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Gloria Mwaniga Minage Odary". Storm Literary Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Morland Writing Scholarship Winners 2019". The Miles Morland Foundation. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. ^ "African Land Policy Centre Launches Anthology of Short Stories and Journal on Land in Africa | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa". www.uneca.org. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Finding ground and other stories: ALPC Anthology of short stories on Land in Africa". 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ a b "[Fiction issue] 'Child's Play', a short story by Gloria Mwaniga Minage". The Johannesburg Review of Books. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b Mwaniga Odary, Gloria. "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?". The White Review. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  7. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria (11 May 2018). "Young Nigerian writer serves a twisted tale in debut novel". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria (12 April 2019). "Of love, losses and seeking answers in 'The Dragonfly Sea'". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  9. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria (30 December 2016). "NoViolet Bulawayo weaves a great yarn about Zimbabwe". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  10. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria (5 July 2020). "Jackie Kay on dual identity and the funny side of life". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  11. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria (28 June 2019). "Jennifer Makumbi on identity and how to write about home". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  12. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria (5 July 2020). "Author reveals the agony of being a refugee at Dadaab". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  13. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria (5 July 2020). "Effects of slavery still present in coast region, new book reveals". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  14. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria (15 July 2016). "Now is the time to write to the heart of the country". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  15. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria (28 October 2016). "Literary graveyard that is the modern digital platform". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  16. ^ Dash, Hirbo; Gloria Mwaniga (1 December 2018). "Online literary magazines have not been spared from digital turbulence". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  17. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria (1 July 2016). "We have a violent past, but we're being forced to forget it". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  18. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria (18 March 2018). "Future generations will blame us for ignoring historical sites". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  19. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria (14 June 2020). "Why your skin colour could decide how much a publisher will pay you". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  20. ^ Mwaniga, Gloria. "An afternoon with Ngugi and the questions I wanted to ask". Nation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Crowning moment as Kenyan author takes home Caine Prize". Nation. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Boyi by Gloria Mwaniga Minage (Kenya)". Munyori Literary Journal. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  23. ^ "Morland Writing Scholarship Winners 2019". The Miles Morland Foundation. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  24. ^ "AFROYOUNGADULT". Goethe-Institut. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  25. ^ cacedirector (1 August 2016). "The 2016 Writivism Prize Joint Shortlist". Writivism. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  26. ^ "Finding ground and other stories: ALPC Anthology of short stories on Land in Africa". Knowledge Repository. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. 2022.


  

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