Hussein Issa Tuwa

Hussein Issa Tuwa (born in November 1970 in Mchikichini, Ilala District, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.) is a Tanzanian Swahili novelist, short-story writer and author, particularly known for suspense, crime and socially oriented fiction. UNESCO's 2024 overview of Kiswahili creative writing competitions lists him among prominent Tanzanian Kiswahili writers. Quotes “I grew up with a lot of books. My parents were good readers, I wanted to read books like them. From there I developed the passion for writing.” The Citizen, interview titled “Meet the Author: Telling Tanzanian stories one at a time,” 30 December 2014. “Writing is something that identifies me in the society and carries my identity.” The Citizen, interview titled “Meet the Author: Telling Tanzanian stories one at a time,” 30 December 2014. “Basically it was the belief that kept nagging me every time I read a book that I could write better than the writer of the book. I gave it a try and here I am.” The Citizen, interview titled “Meet the Author: Telling Tanzanian stories one at a time,” 30 December 2014. “Writing has changed me in many ways. My views and perception of things has taken a dynamic form. I don’t see things in one perspective.” The Citizen, interview titled “Meet the Author: Telling Tanzanian stories one at a time,” 30 December 2014. “I don’t plan my books. I don’t use an outline.” The Citizen, interview titled “Meet the Author: Telling Tanzanian stories one at a time,” 30 December 2014. External links UNESCO Independently identifies Hussein Issa Tuwa among prominent Tanzanian Kiswahili writers. Hussein Issa Tuwa HUSSEIN ISSA TUWA — Biography/Background by HEMED SAID MASOUD (Open University of Tanzania PDF. Section 4.2) Category:Academics Category:Novelists Category:Authors Category:Short story writers Category:Writers Category:1970 births Category:Living people