Members & Visitors

As a writers’ group we aim to showcase the work of those involved in our community. Below is a list of writers who have attended and shared work with the group. When permission has been given, we have also listed contact details. For writers who aren’t listed below and would like to share their information (or for updates), please e-mail moto.tanzania@gmail.com


Sophie Lafayette
Contact: sophie.lafayette@gmail.com
Social media links: Twitter; @slafayette @kalamumag @mototz Facebook; /sophie.lafayette /mototz /kalamumagazine
Type of writing/work: Creative writing for fun, background in publishing, freelance non-fiction.
Looking for collaborators? Magazine is accepting submissions of creative writing as well as translators & editors.

Mkuki Bgoya
Contact: mb@mkukinanyota.com

Amil Shivji
Contact: kijiweniproductions@gmail.com
Social media links: @amilshivji @KijiweniP
Type of writing/work: Scriptwriting
Published work: 2 scripts made into films
Looking for collaborators? Scriptwriters, storyboard artists, storytellers!

Nahida Esmail
Contact: nahidaesmail@gmail.com
Social media links : nahida esmail
Type of writing/work: Fiction
Published work: Living in the Shade; Lessilie the City Maasai; The Detectives of Shangani
Looking for collaborators? Am always looking for publishers 🙂

Special guests

MG Vassanji
Contact: http://www.mgvassanji.com/
Published work:
The Magic of Saida; The Assassin’s Song; The In-between World of Vikram Lall; Amriika; The Book of Secrets; No New Land; The Gunny Sack; When She Was Queen; Uhuru Street; A Place Within: Rediscovering India; Mordecai Richler.

WE Mkufya
Contact: contact moto.tanzania@gmail.com for details
Pubished work: Ua la Faraja; The Wicked Walk; Ziraili na Zirani

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