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Kenyan writer, educator and columnist

Gloria Mwaniga
BornKenya
OccupationWriter and educator
Alma materUniversity of Nairobi

Gloria Mwaniga is a Kenyan writer, educator and columnist for the Daily Nation and The EastAfrican. 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 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. Her work has appeared in The Johannesburg Review of Books and The White Review.

Bibliography

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.
  • "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.
  • "NoViolet Bulawayo Weaves a Great Yarn About Zimbabwe", review of We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulowayo. The Daily Nation, 30 December 2016.
Selected interviews with writers
  • "Jackie Kay on Dual Identity and the Funny Side of Life”", interview with Jackie Kay. Daily Nation, 5 July 2020.
  • "Jennifer Makumbi on Identity and How to Write About Home", interview with Jennifer Makumbi. Daily Nation, 5 July 2020.
  • "Author Reveals the Agony of Being a Refugee at Dadaab", interview with Ben Rawlence. Daily Nation, 5 July 2020.
  • "Effects of Slavery Still Present in Coast Region", interview with Joe Khamisi. Daily Nation, 5 July 2020.
  • "Now is the Time to Write to the Heart of the Country", interview with Tony Mochama. Daily Nation, 5 July 2020.
Selected essays
  • "Literary Graveyard That is the Modern Digital Platform". Daily Nation, 28 October 2016.
  • "Online Literary Magazines Have Not Been Spared from Digital Turbulence". Daily Nation, 1 December 2018.
  • "We Have a Violent Past, But We’re Being Forced to Forget It". Daily Nation, 1 July 2016.
  • "Future Generations Will Blame Us for Ignoring Historical Sites". Daily Nation, 18 March 2016.
  • "Why Your Skin Colour Could Decide How Much a Publisher Will Pay You". Daily Nation, 14 June 2020.
  • "An Afternoon with Ngugi and the Questions I Wanted to Ask". Daily Nation, 16 February 2019.
  • "Crowning moment as Kenyan author takes home Caine Prize". Daily Nation, 6 July 2018.
Selected short stories
  • "Child's Play"
  • "Boyi"
  • "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?"

Awards

References

  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. ^ "[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. ^ 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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