Moyo, Mirirai
MIRIAI MOYO is a freelance writer. Born in 1979 in Mberengwa, Mirirai’s first work to appear in print was a composition published in a school yearbook when she was ten. During High School, she also had a few stories published in The New Generation newspaper. In 1996, she was the Harare Region Winner for the Randalls National Essay Competition. Mirirai was a 2010 Golden Baobab Prize winner for her children's short story, ‘Diki the Little Earthworm’. Her short stories have featured in The Sunday Mail, Fascinating Tales and Parade as well as Drum Magazine’s fiction segment. Her radio play, Belonging, was awarded Honourable Mention in the BBC African Performance 2008 and published in Rory Kilalea's collection In the Continuum and Other Plays. Mirirai's blog for ‘Belonging’ is on www.belongingtothebigscreenmirirai.blogspot.com