Nahida Esmail is a Tanzanian author[1] and poet.[2][3] She is a lifetime sponsor of 'The Teen Writers Awards'.[4][5]
Nahida Esmail | |
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| Born | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Pen name | Umm Hafsah |
| Occupation | Author Poet Columnist |
| Language | English Swahili |
| Education | Masters in Child Development with Early Childhood Education, Institute of Education, University of London U.K BSc in Psychology Goldsmiths College, University of London U.K |
| Notable awards | CODE's Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature |
| Children | Hafsah Seedat Khaled, Humeira Seedat Khaled |
Early life and education
editNahida Esmail was born and raised in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[6] She was educated at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and graduated with a BSc in Psychology and completed a Masters degree in Child Development with Early Childhood Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.[7] Later on She got married and gave birth to her 2 daughters Hafsah and Humeira Khaled.
Career
editEsmail has published four young adult fiction novels[8] and ten children's books of which some have been translated into Swahili and Maa.[9]
Writing
editPublished books
2011
- Esmail, Nahida (29 December 2017). Living in the Shade: Aiming for the Summit. African Books Collective. ISBN 978-9987-08-348-0.
- Esmail, Nahida (2011). Lessilie: The City Maasai. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-9976-4-0428-9.
2014
- Nahida, Esmai (16 April 2018). The Detectives of Shangani. Mkuki na Nyota Publishers. ISBN 978-9987-08-292-6.
2017
- Esmail, Nahida (30 October 2017). What Is Islam?. Fitra Journal. ISBN 978-0-9988260-4-2.
2019
- Esmail, Nahida (2019). Karafu: A Freed Slave. Mkuki na Nyota. ISBN 978-9987-08-331-2.
2021
- Esmail, Nahida (2021). Bahiya, the Little Zebra: A Picture Book from Tanzania and Egypt. African Bureau Stories. ISBN 978-9988-2-2702-9.
2024
- Esmail, Nahida (2024). The pink bodaboda. MBIU Press. OCLC 1463940813.
Poetry
- The Atlas Lions
Awards and honours
editIn 2015 Esmail was honoured with the Tanzania Women's Achievement Award for the education category.[10]
Her four young adult novels, Living in the Shade,[11] Lesslie the City Maasai,[12] Detectives of Shangani,[13] and Living in the Shade: Aiming for the Summit[14] have all received CODE's Burt Award for African literature.
References
edit- ^ "Nahida Esmail on writing books". The Citizen. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ africaindialogue (11 December 2020). "Connecting the Seemingly Unconnected: A Dialogue with Nahida Esmail". Africa in Dialogue. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "African Teen Writers Awards Receives Lifetime Sponsorship From Award-winning Tanzanian Writer Nahida Esmail". Writers Space Africa. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Tanzanian Author Nahida Esmail Becomes a Lifetime Sponsor of The African Teen Awards". brittlepaper.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Ogah, Steve (15 June 2022). "African Teen Writers Awards Receives Lifetime Sponsorship from Award-winning Tanzanian Writer Nahida Esmail". www.thedailyscrum.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Mngodo, Esther Karin. "50 Tanzanian Writers celebrate Abdulrazak Gurnah for Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature". Udadisi. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "African Writers Awards 2022 longlists announced". Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Social Values In Young Adults Novels: A Study Of Selected Works By Nahida Esmail". Afribary. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Bassaw, Julia-Faith (30 September 2022). ""Create A Better Reading Culture In Africa" – Nahida Esmail". Muna Kalati. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Visions, Pan African (5 November 2014). "Tanzania Women of Achievement Awards (Twaa) 2015 Launched". PAN AFRICAN VISIONS. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Living in the Shade". CODE's Burt Literary Awards. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Lessilie – the City Maasai". CODE's Burt Literary Awards. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "The Detectives of Shangani: The Mystery of Lost Rubies". CODE's Burt Literary Awards. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Aiming for the Summit". CODE's Burt Literary Awards. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2022.