Stanley Onjezani Kenani (born in 1976) is a Malawian writer of poetry and short stories.
[1] He has read with some famous African and world poets, including Mahmoud Darwish of Palestine, Natalie Handal of Palestine/USA, Carolyn Forche of USA, Dennis Brutus of South Africa, Keorapetse Kgositsile of South Africa, Shimmer Chinodya of Zimbabwe, Chirikure Chirikure of Zimbabwe, Benedicto Wokomaatani Malunga of Malawi and Alfred Msadala of Malawi among others.
In 2007, his short story "For Honour" won third place in the HSBC/SA PEN Competition, which drew entrants from 12 Southern African countries and was judged by Nobel Laureate J. M.
[8] The story is published in the anthology African Pens: New Writing From Southern Africa 2007.
In 2012, Kenani was shortlisted a second time for the Caine Prize for his story "Love on Trial".