''Enkare Review'' is a
Nairobi
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literary magazine established in August 2016, after initial conversations between Alexis Teyie, Troy Onyango, and
Carey Baraka. In its short period of existence, it has published
Taiye Selasi
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Junot Díaz
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Maaza Mengiste
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Zukiswa Wanner
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Namwali Serpell
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Richard Ali,
Lidudumalingani,
Jericho Brown
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Harriet Anena,
Beverley Nambozo
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Nnedi Okorafor
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Stanley Onjezani Kenani
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Tendai Huchu
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Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún among others, and interviews with prolific African writer
Chuma Nwokolo; and ''
The New Yorker
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David Remnick
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The magazine publishes fiction, poetry, non-fiction and visual arts from all parts of the globe – with submissions coming from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, India, Latin America and the US, but the primary focus is
African literature
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History
The magazine's inaugural editorial provided a snapshot of the circumstances in which ''Enkare Review'' was founded:
Recent contributors
Some of the recent contributors to the ''Enkare Review'' issues include:
Romeo Oriogun
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, Stephen Embleton, Frankline Sunday, Megan Ross, Wanjala Njalale, Wairimũ Mũrĩithi, Farah Ahamed, Derek Lubangakene, Ebuka Chukwudi Peter, Amatesiro Dore,
Frances Ogamba, Kechi Nomu, Michelle Angwenyi, Otiato Guguyu, M.V. Sematlane, Sylvie Taussig, Farai Mudzingwa, Mapule Mohulatsi, and Liam Kruger.
See also
List of literary magazines
Below is a list of literary magazines and journals: periodicals devoted to book reviews, creative nonfiction, essays, poems, short fiction, and similar literary endeavors.
*Because the majority are from the United States, the country of origin ...
References
See also
* ''
Transition Magazine
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* ''
Kwani?
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The magazine orig ...
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Saraba Magazine''
* ''
Agbowo''
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.enkare.org/
English-language magazines
Literary magazines published in Kenya
Magazines established in 2016
Mass media in Nairobi