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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.

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  • 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. (en)
  • Billy Kahora är en kenyansk författare och chefredaktör på Kwani, det unga kulturmagasinet som kommit att bli en litterär samlingspunkt för hela Östafrika. Tidskriften arbetar för att rekonstruera Afrikas identitet och framtid. Tidigare har Kahora arbetat för i Washington D.C. (sv)
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  • Nadifa Mohamed in discussion with Billy Kahora, Hargeisa International Book Fair 2019 (en)
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  • 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. (en)
  • Billy Kahora är en kenyansk författare och chefredaktör på Kwani, det unga kulturmagasinet som kommit att bli en litterär samlingspunkt för hela Östafrika. Tidskriften arbetar för att rekonstruera Afrikas identitet och framtid. Tidigare har Kahora arbetat för i Washington D.C. Han är utbildad till journalist vid i Sydafrika och har även läst litterär gestaltning vid universitetet i Edinburgh, Skottland. Novellen Treadmill Love, som publicerats i tidskriften 10TALs Kenyanummer, var nominerad av juryn till 2007 års Cainepriset. 2009 var Kahora redaktör för boken Kenya Burning, en visuell berättelse över Kenyas våldsamma eftervalskris 2007. 2012 blev han återigen nominerad till Cainepriset, för novellen Urban Zoning. (sv)
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