African Writers you should know: Blessing Musariri

Her writing is published around the world and translated into many languages. When I asked her what she prefers to be called since in her bios she is sometimes called a poet, other times a children’s writer. She said, “I prefer ‘writer’ because that is what I am, and that is what I do, I write.  It doesn’t matter what it is, if I feel an inspiration, I write.  I’m not limited to one genre. I just like working with words.”

Blessing’s children’s books include: The Mystery of Rukodzi (Hodder Education UK), Rufaro’s Day (Longman Zimbabwe), Going Home: A Tree’s Story (Weaver Press, Harare), and The Adventures of Bakara Blackbird (Mukuki N Nyota, Tanzania).