Nahida Esmail Explained

Nahida Esmail is a Tanzanian author^[1] and poet.^{[2] [3]} She is a lifetime sponsor of 'The Teen Writers Awards'.^{[4] [5]}

Early life and education

Nahida 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

Esmail 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

Published books

2011

• Book: Esmail, Nahida . 29 December 2017 . African Books Collective . 978-9987-08-348-0 . en.
• Book: Esmail, Nahida . 2011 . Oxford University Press . 978-9976-4-0428-9 . en.

2014

• Book: Nahida, Esmai . 16 April 2018 . Mkuki na Nyota Publishers . 978-9987-08-292-6 . en.

2017

• Book: Esmail, Nahida . 30 October 2017 . Fitra Journal . 978-0-9988260-4-2 . en.

2019

• Book: Esmail, Nahida . 2019 . Mkuki na Nyota . 978-9987-08-331-2 . en.

2021

• Book: Esmail, Nahida . 2021 . African Bureau Stories . 978-9988-2-2702-9 . en.

2024

• Book: Esmail, Nahida . 2024 . MBIU Press . 1463940813 . en.

Poetry

• The Atlas Lions

Awards and honours

In 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1 April 2021 . Nahida Esmail on writing books . 2022-12-28 . The Citizen . en.
2. Web site: africaindialogue . 11 December 2020 . Connecting the Seemingly Unconnected: A Dialogue with Nahida Esmail . 2022-12-28 . Africa in Dialogue . en-US.
3. Web site: 15 June 2022 . African Teen Writers Awards Receives Lifetime Sponsorship From Award-winning Tanzanian Writer Nahida Esmail . 2022-12-28 . Writers Space Africa . en-GB.
4. Web site: Tanzanian Author Nahida Esmail Becomes a Lifetime Sponsor of The African Teen Awards . 2022-12-28 . brittlepaper.com.
5. Web site: Ogah . Steve . 15 June 2022 . African Teen Writers Awards Receives Lifetime Sponsorship from Award-winning Tanzanian Writer Nahida Esmail . 2022-12-28 . www.thedailyscrum.ca . en-CA.
6. Web site: Mngodo . Esther Karin . 50 Tanzanian Writers celebrate Abdulrazak Gurnah for Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature . 2022-12-28 . Udadisi . en-US.
7. Web site: African Writers Awards 2022 longlists announced . 2022-12-28.
8. Web site: Social Values In Young Adults Novels: A Study Of Selected Works By Nahida Esmail . 2022-12-28 . Afribary . en-us.
9. Web site: Bassaw . Julia-Faith . 30 September 2022 . "Create A Better Reading Culture In Africa" – Nahida Esmail . 2022-12-28 . Muna Kalati . en-GB.
10. Web site: Visions . Pan African . 5 November 2014 . Tanzania Women of Achievement Awards (Twaa) 2015 Launched . 2022-12-30 . PAN AFRICAN VISIONS . en-US.
11. Web site: 28 March 2015 . Living in the Shade . 2022-12-28 . CODE's Burt Literary Awards . en.
12. Web site: 28 March 2015 . Lessilie – the City Maasai . 2022-12-28 . CODE's Burt Literary Awards . en.
13. Web site: 30 July 2015 . The Detectives of Shangani: The Mystery of Lost Rubies . 2022-12-28 . CODE's Burt Literary Awards . en.
14. Web site: 29 September 2017 . Aiming for the Summit . 2022-12-28 . CODE's Burt Literary Awards . en.