Natasha Muhanji

Fiction Writer

Nairobi, NA
Kenya
Nairobi Area KE
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Author's Bio

Natasha W. Muhanji is a Kenyan writer and editor. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in African Writer Magazine, Ukombozi Review, Brittle Paper, The Kalahari Review, WSA-K Magazine, Cosmorama Magazine, Sxynergy Collective, WhoWhatWhere KE, and several anthologies, including Love Made in Africa, Voices of the Revolution, Suppressed Realities, Lend Me Your Scream, Tomorrow, I Will Be Here, and the first, second, and fourth editions of Qwani. Her debut chapbook, Reminiscence, will be published by JAKE. You can find her dancing, gaming, or losing track of time in an art gallery.

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Brittle Paper
, ,
Kalahari Review
,
Sprinng
,
Synergy
,
Writers Space Africa
Prizes won: 

East Africa Sondeka Awards 2023 Short Stories Prize

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Osamu Dazai Meja Mwangi Banana Yoshimoto
What I'm reading now: 
Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre, Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any, Women
Fluent in: 
English, Swahili
Born in: 
Nairobi, NA
Kenya
Nairobi Area
Raised in: 
Nairobi
Kenya
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Last update: Jan 01, 2026