Edwin Semzaba

Edwin Semzaba was a famous Swahili playwright and novelist from Tanzania. His first play, 'Ngoswe, Penzi Kitovu cha Uzembe', has been read by almost all Tanzanians who have secondary education. His other works include 'Tausi Wa Alfajiri' (Heko Publishers Limited, 1996), 'Funke Bugebuge' (Dar es Salaam University Press, 1999). He was the Winner of the writing competition organized by Sida in Tanzania to commemorate 100 years of the Swedish Children Book Writer Astrid Lindgren in 2007 with his novel 'Marimba ya Majaliwa.