| Billy Kahora | |
|---|---|
 Nadifa Mohamed in discussion with Billy Kahora, Hargeisa International Book Fair 2019 | |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Occupation | Writer |
Billy Kahora is a Kenyan writer and editor based in Nairobi. 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. 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.
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.
- The Cape Cod Bicycle War And Other Stories. Ohio University Press (USA), Huza Press (Rwanda). 2020.
Further reading
- Wa Gacheru, Margaretta (23 December 2013). "Why Billy Kahora is the right man to be steering Kenya's literary journal". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
References
- "Meet The Team". Kwani Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- "PREVIOUSLY SHORTLISTED WRITERS". Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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External links
- 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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