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 The Elephant, Africa Art News, African Writer Magazine, Kenya Past & Present, 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. You can find her dancing, gaming, or losing track of time in an art gallery.

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Brittle Paper
,
Cosmorama
,
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, Of Goats and Poisoned Oranges by Ciku Kimeria

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: Oct 27, 2026