Karimi - Admin, Author at Nairobi Litfest

Prisca Ojwang

Prisca Ojwang is a Kenyan cultural entrepreneur and co-founder of Art Club Kenya, a creative hub that bridges art, culture, and community through immersive experiences.

Lilly Bekele-Piper

Lilly Bekele-Piper is a cultural architect whose work spans public speaking, event curation, design, and media production, centering African culture and its global diasporas.

Safiya Sinclair

Safiya Sinclair is the internationally bestselling author of the memoir How to Say Babylon, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature

Abigail Arunga

Abigail Arunga is a Kenyan writer, author, scriptwriter, and cultural commentator whose work spans literature, journalism, film, and television.

Muthoni Mwangi

Muthoni Mwangi is a visual research collage artist and founder of Cozy Culture Kenya, committed to integrating mutual aid and intentional rest into the artistic process.

Wana Udobang

Wana Udobang is a writer, poet, and performer with three spoken word albums. Her work explores memory, intimacy, violence, food, and the body.

Nteranya A. Sanginga

Nteranya A. Sanginga is a Congolese creative whose multidisciplinary work spans writing, performance, and collaborative art projects.

Latoya West-Blackwood

Latoya West-Blackwood is a cultural strategist and creative producer specialising in publishing, project management, and nonprofit leadership.

Njeri “DJ Ziggie” Gitungo

Njeri Gitungo is a producer, program manager, DJ, and member of Nairobi’s Nest Collective.

Lola Shoneyin

Lola Shoneyin is a Nigerian poet and author who launched her debut novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, in the UK in May 2010.