https://www.macondolitfest.org/gallery-3-2 daily 0.75 2026-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/f79a13da-1f36-466d-a2c2-6f6bb502ed07/1a.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Three women smiling at an outdoor event, standing in front of a white tent. One holds a brochure, another has a tote bag with 'Macondo Literary Festival 2023' on it, and the third woman wears sunglasses and a white shirt. There are other people and event booths in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/dda5c529-c386-4de6-9b2c-3ec9143ef414/2d.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery A panel discussion taking place on a stage with three people seated on colorful chairs, in front of a large cartoon-style poster. The poster depicts a person in a tank labeled "Autoritarianism," shooting at a woman with a speech bubble saying "Full Tank!". The woman, labeled "COVID 19," is holding a spray bottle towards the tank, which has a sign reading "Fake News." There is also a small table with books and a microphone on stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/2ea86caa-100a-48bd-9a4b-183c21ff6d8f/3h.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Three men standing on stage with a screen behind them displaying text about a festival in 2025. The man on the left has curly, purple-tinted hair, a beard, and glasses, wearing a green T-shirt. The man in the middle has short dark hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a black T-shirt. The man on the right is bald with glasses and a beard, wearing a black T-shirt with bold white and pink text that reads 'SCORU HITCHAMP'. All three have lanyards with badges and are smiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/e6c68e5a-13c7-4d6c-a785-bb7f0123b7b6/4.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Photograph of an elderly shirtless man wearing a cowboy hat and jewelry, standing outdoors near a body of water with trees in the background, displayed on a photo stand at an outdoor market or exhibition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/1f824eb2-67cd-4cd2-8e98-516212b0ce3f/11.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery A woman standing and speaking to a group of three women in a meeting room. The standing woman is wearing a green dress, has curly hair, and is gesturing with her right hand. The women sitting at the table have various hairstyles and are listening attentively. On the table are water bottles, a laptop, a disposable coffee cup, and a projector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/589b5036-f469-45c4-8a84-7ad1f582c9f8/13.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Women attending a presentation about orality in a written world, with bottles of water on the table and a projected slide on the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/40337864-3890-4de8-bc23-2de5029ede27/15.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery A group of ten diverse people standing together indoors, smiling for the camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/040e2d3c-653e-4fcc-8996-4805ae1b0c36/16.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery A woman with glasses and large earrings speaking into a microphone during a conference or event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/e6d171de-235d-4ae3-918e-abe816f3df93/22.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Group of four women standing together at a conference or event, wearing conference badges. They are smiling, with a backdrop displaying text related to a travel event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/6ddeb53b-a3ac-44f0-a397-47a9fdb6a501/27.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery People in an auditorium laughing and engaging with each other during an event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/f07be933-9019-4023-986d-af5f0fa6c8dd/28.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery A woman in colorful traditional attire sitting with eyes closed, holding papers and a microphone, next to another person bending over a drum on stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/b77bbdaa-ef24-48b2-b1af-6ec2858ac482/29_1.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery A DJ wearing a yellow striped shirt and helmet performing at a dark event with her arms raised, surrounded by an audience with many illuminated by phone lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/32e7ea13-eb73-44e0-a382-e4a5b6facffb/33%281%29.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Two men talking outdoors at an event, one wearing a black cap, glasses, a tan jacket, and a badge, the other with curly dark hair and a colorful short-sleeve shirt, holding sunglasses, with tents and trees in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/4ad59720-c5da-4f98-b7bb-ea229498a540/33.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Two people are sitting in a dark room with a black background. The person on the left, with dreadlocks and beard, is facing to the right and resting their hands on a drum. The person on the right, with tied back hair, is holding a microphone and reading from papers on their lap, wearing a colorful patterned dress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/df9afd34-b8cb-43ca-a045-61f6ae059e04/36.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Group of diverse people standing on stage at the Macondo Literary Festival 2025, with a large green screen behind them displaying event details and titled 'Chronicles and Reports'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/d4fb8071-8e86-43e8-9bec-16a98ba2a1d9/41_1.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery A man with a bald head and wearing a checkered shirt with a beige vest, speaking into a microphone on stage. A woman with short hair, wearing a red cardigan and black skirt, sits beside him, looking at her phone and holding a water bottle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/096dde80-4c00-4c24-84f6-8c9381182783/42.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Three people looking at a large poster or photograph of a person in a hat, outdoors, with trees and a pathway in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/a595ee79-54d2-4ca3-bfa1-bab0379bb554/43.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Two men standing outdoors, smiling, with trees in the background. The man on the left is wearing sunglasses, a blue button-up shirt, and has a backpack. The man on the right has long dark hair, a beard, and is wearing a patterned shirt, holding a water bottle, with a camera bag hanging around his neck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/ae1ccb7f-db7d-4f0f-be84-c695ce27fecb/45.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery A woman speaking into a microphone while sitting on a patterned chair, wearing a red cardigan, black skirt, and black shoes, with a black background behind her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/25c5b0f4-5533-4697-90cb-4b6e9027004c/58.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Group of seven diverse people standing together on stage at Macondo Literary Festival, with festival banner in background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/85cb9169-0174-4c8d-837a-df853f3dffc9/IMG_8836.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery A group of diverse people sitting and listening in a meeting or conference, with one woman smiling and holding a pen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/c5b25e04-f885-4dd2-8be1-c0d0772d2367/IMG_8837.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery A woman with curly dark hair, wearing an olive green shirt, is sitting at a table with a pen in her hand, engaging in a discussion or meeting. Beside her, there are water bottles and a coffee cup on the table. Other people are also present, some partially visible, in a room with yellow walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/2223b7e5-dfc8-4bf0-ae55-366733700d81/IMG_8838.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery An open notebook with handwritten notes on the left page and a date on the right page, resting on a dark fabric surface with some yellow letters and a sticker of a tree on a circular background nearby. A person is writing in the notebook with a black pen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/611dd86b-147a-4546-a627-7b43e9846ba7/IMG_8842.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery Man with glasses and beard gesturing while sitting at table with open laptop and papers in a dark room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/de56b471-56be-4fd3-b470-5e5dd17d433d/IMG_8846.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery A man with glasses, a beard, and dark hair, seated at a table in a dark room, reading a book. There are water bottles, a laptop, and papers on the table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/eefa3e6a-5d9b-4096-b486-bfc36866a34d/IMG_8847.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery A woman with curly hair wearing a colorful patterned dress sits at a table, reading a document, with several bottles of water, a phone, and a purse on the table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/fcdcec85-5779-4afc-b8e6-89ca194249ff/IMG_8850.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery A group of people sitting around a black conference table during a meeting or discussion, with water bottles, notebooks, and electronic devices on the table, in a room with dark walls and a decorative wall hanging in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/bfce5366-99d3-4a9b-8f94-b64ba3a3966f/IMG_8852.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery A person with gray hair sits at a conference table facing a panel of people in a dimly lit room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/dc6abcfa-e50e-4bcd-907e-30da2e83c409/IMG_8876.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery A group of five diverse people standing together on a stage, smiling, with colorful chairs and a vibrant, illuminated background featuring swirling clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/f8a6e360-6209-443c-8f7f-2048c8042f96/IMG_8878.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery Panel discussion at Macondo Literary Festival 2025 with six speakers seated on stage in colorful chairs, titled 'World-Makers, Future-Crafters, Story-Shapers' with hosts and guest speakers' names displayed on a large screen behind them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/0b0ba8c1-c121-44b3-88e3-cf52dca8dd17/IMG_8882.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery A group of people sitting in a circle having a discussion indoors. Two individuals in the foreground, one wearing a white shirt with a colorful pattern and the other in a bright yellow scarf, face away from the camera. A woman with a big smile, wearing a blue top, and a man with a beige beret and badges, sit among them. The background features a metal gate and colorful textiles hanging on the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/9c822711-ab62-4c0c-90c2-d611c9a212e9/IMG_8886.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery Panel discussion on stage with seven speakers seated in colorful chairs, large screen behind showing a person with glasses in front of a bookshelf. Panelists include men and women dressed in traditional and casual attire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/c56e5a76-4ab0-4400-9535-f8b658735702/IMG_8889.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery A woman with long, twisted hair, holding a microphone and speaking at an event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/d67b07ac-375c-4a66-8914-cf2a974e629e/IMG_8903.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery Person holding comic book and reading a cartoon comic strip at a book fair with various books on a table in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/f54aef6e-6d8e-4e96-af23-a09daf2eede9/IMG_8906.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery A man with dreadlocks, wearing sunglasses and a white button-up shirt, holding a plastic cup with a drink, smiling at an outdoor event with colorful woven textiles in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/557d2b9d-f908-4ffc-a650-7bdc5aa7a5b2/IMG_8910.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery Three women seated on colorful patchwork chairs on a stage, each holding a microphone, engaged in conversation during a panel discussion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/194e58af-0312-494e-a947-10b7c7db2824/IMG_8913.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery Two women standing together, smiling at the camera, with colorful patterned textiles displayed in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/7494a9ba-63a5-4f57-b8bc-68fe1ee5b3d1/IMG_8917.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery Group of people gathered around a table at an outdoor cultural event, with colorful traditional fabric decorations in the background. They are looking at books and engaging with each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/14421aaa-4e81-416d-a6f7-04b62e7e55f9/IMG_8977.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery A group of diverse people attending an indoor event, seated in chairs, some wearing glasses, with a colorful wall background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/cb43de5f-a297-4807-915b-96864a5ec5ae/IMG_9000.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery People standing outside a building with a banner that says 'Macondo Literary Festival' and a sign with an image of a man in a cowboy hat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/6ee7f3d8-8bf2-4595-b2c6-12c2bfc2ed50/IMG_9008.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery Six diverse individuals standing on stage, smiling, and taking a selfie. Behind them, a colorful mural features a person playing a piano surrounded by various musical instruments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/aab7bdb7-8bf7-4f64-98cf-8f8d162662d9/IMG_9023.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery Four diverse people standing on stage at the Macondo Literary Festival 2025, with a large green screen behind them displaying text and logo, and two patterned armchairs with glasses of water on tables on either side of the stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/76834bec-e927-411d-ab47-e57f284700b5/IMG_9141.JPG 2025 Macondo Gallery A man wearing a plaid cap, denim jacket, and beige shirt playing an acoustic guitar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/9f415f17-b0f2-4f69-8d3e-381792763774/IMG_9150.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery A woman with dark skin wearing yellow headwrap and large hoop earrings holding a microphone in her right hand and a book in her left hand, speaking or reading in a setting with wooden bleachers in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/ee03f760-b631-4023-ac4b-c22b2a265738/IMG_9167.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Panel of six people sitting on colorful chairs engaged in a discussion in a dark room, with books and microphones on small tables in front of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/21be4b0d-9e05-4be5-b522-635f86c702eb/IMG_9185.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery A woman with long black hair, wearing a green blazer and a navy dress with white polka dots, is smiling and holding a book titled 'Tamarind' by Priya Hein. She is outdoors with trees and sunlight in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/a6861ae7-b57c-4883-a016-f48b7f43eba5/IMG_9346.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery Group of six men sitting on colorful patterned couches in a discussion or meeting setting, surrounded by tables with newspapers and personal items, in a room with a stage and industrial decor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/05225309-5d7c-40d3-9537-b34fd57d287e/10+%281%29.jpg 2025 Macondo Gallery A woman with curly hair, glasses, and dark skin, smiling and sitting on a staircase outside. She is wearing a black jacket, maroon shirt, black pants, and sandals. The background features a brick wall. https://www.macondolitfest.org/page1 daily 0.75 2026-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/dc6d11b4-0c29-4398-9c0f-968bc9332a95/bw_Mutinda+Kilonzo.jpg 1 Mutinda Kilonzo is the Creative Director at Qwani, where he has been curating the books being published, the films being shot, and the weekly events for the Qwani community. In addition to that, he is also one of the co-founders of The Drunken Lectures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/00117803-d490-4ac1-9ef8-3c49facad119/bw_Celeste+Wamiru+%281%29.jpg 1 Celeste Wamiru is a political cartoonist, visual storyteller and illustrator. Passionate practitioner of artivism through comics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/671ea441-6faf-4efc-8a0d-e57008d94b48/bw_Felistas+Thairu.JPG 1 Felistas Thairu is a Comic Artist and 2D Animator who loves to tell authentic, unique, and captivating stories. She loves creating content for children. She has illustrated a children’s book called “The Misadventures of Ema and Lo, A Little Nap,” written by Yvonne Wamuyu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/6ac891d3-acc4-43a0-bd2d-f7e4f7527471/bw_Dennis+Mugaa.jpeg 1 Dennis Mugaa is a Kenyan writer and editor from Meru. He won the 2022 Black Warrior Review Fiction Contest, has been published in journals such as Transition, Jalada Africa, and Lolwe, and was the 2023/2024 Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellow at A Long House. A Miles Morland Foundation Scholar with an MA from the University of East Anglia, he published his debut short story collection, Half Portraits Under Water, in 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/4e291d52-7109-400d-9ba7-3702fa9ec467/Michelle+Angwenyi.JPG 1 Michelle K. Angwenyi is a writer from Nairobi, Kenya. She was shortlisted for the 2018 Brunel International African Poetry Prize and for the 2017 Short Story Day African Prize. Her writing has been featured in the collaborative art exhibition, Wanakuboeka Feelharmonic, organized by the collective Naijographia, and her work has appeared in Jalada, Enkare Review, Kalahari Review, the Mays, notes, 20.35 Africa, and elsewhere. She is the author of the chapbook “Gray Latitudes,” included in New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Saba). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/8e3c9387-248a-4f58-87fb-701f0e6f71c3/bw_Keith+Ang%27ana.jpg 1 Keith Ang‘ana is the Founder & Executive Director of Qwani, which is a youth collective meant to provide a platform for young creatives to showcase their works. In his personal capacity, he is a historian, researcher and writer, majoring in non-fictional essays. His work has been published in Afrospatial Magazine, Brittle Paper, The Elephant & Africa Is A Country, among others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/938498c6-d00e-4454-834d-4df51c0961fb/Clifton+Gachagua.jpg 1 Clifton Gachagua is a Nairobi-based author of Madman at Kilifi. His work appears in Tramset, Obsidian, +doc, ANMLY, Prism, Glassworks, the87press, Harvard Divinity Journal, Poetry Foundation, and elsewhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/98b7de0f-00f6-427f-ae11-ce9497bb400d/bw_Marcelline+Akinyi.jpg 1 Marcelline Akinyi is a comic author and visual artist passionate about telling African stories. Her work focuses on climate change and pre-colonial African history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/44b71993-2e42-4dd6-887d-3be290b3207c/bw_Joan+Thatiah.jpg 1 Joan Thatiah is a seasoned print journalist with over a decade of experience at Daily Nation. She is the author of ten books, including the acclaimed Confessions of Nairobi Women (Book 1), which was first runner-up for the 2025 Text Book Centre Penmanship Award https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/92cbab11-708d-4b89-8fd0-8af34a9fdd27/bw_Kabubu+Mutua.jpg 1 Kabubu Mutua is a writer and translator who grew up in Machakos, Kenya, and spent most of his childhood in boarding school. His writing has appeared in adda, Exposition Review, A Long House, Short Story Day Africa, and elsewhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/2f5cc772-6803-4abf-8e30-365e5385ecef/Dino+Martins.jpg 1 Dr. Dino J. Martins, a Kenyan entomologist and evolutionary biologist, is a Research Scholar and Lecturer at Princeton University. Formerly the Academic Field Director for the Turkana Basin Institute Field School. He holds a PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University (2011). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/4615d4c5-913f-4316-9b73-d56394f6dd2c/bw_Florence+Onyango.jpg 1 Florence Onyango is a Kenyan speculative fiction writer based in Nairobi. Her short stories have been published in the Fresh Paint Volume II anthology(2013), the Short Story Day Water Anthology(2015), the Let Us Conspire and Other Stories anthology(2024), Kikwetu Journal(2022,2024), Omenana(2024), Will This Be A Problem(2024), Myths, Gods & Immortals: Anansi(2025) among other literary journals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/62fd653e-7f88-4515-bc5c-b5ac588e6c7a/Dorechi.jpg 1 Dorechi is a writer from Kenya whose work explores psychological horror. When not writing, they enjoy reading and creating art—both of which inspire their storytelling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/f64d269d-6648-4fff-8ded-3294bd99b0c4/imgg-demo-ZRjbSa11.png https://www.macondolitfest.org/new-page daily 1.0 2026-03-28 https://www.macondolitfest.org/store daily 0.75 58174-07-21 https://www.macondolitfest.org/store/p/2026-turkana-nature-poetry-retreat monthly 0.5 2026-03-19 https://www.macondolitfest.org/store/p/macondo-literary-festival-2026 monthly 0.5 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6936a601a2dc5374557b11f7/c407445e-2e9b-4ec1-bdfc-bc928082c6bd/Screenshot+%28342%29..png Store - Turkana Nature Poetry Retreat 2026 - Screenshot (342)..png