Elisha Otieno

Voice Over Artist, Script Writer and Video Editor

Message

Intro

Nairobi, Kenya

Book Reviewer at Online Book Club

Studied Writing at The Writers Bureau

Public Relations & Communications

Joined December 24, 2021

Skills

Languages

English

Fluent

About

I was born in Siaya County, North Alego Location in 1973. I did my KCSE in 1993 at Hono Sec. School. In 1999, I joined Securicor Security Services (Now G4S) and left in 2001. I joined Christian Children’s Fund-Rang’ala in 2002 as a volunteer and left in 2005 to join Women Action Forum for Networking (WAFNET) as a lead facilitator in the Maanisha project until 2010. I started my personal computer Bureau in Siaya town in 2011 where I developed interest in writing. My first book –The Grave Decade that shares out my experience with epilepsy for ten years-1987-1997 was published by an American publisher; Strategic Books Publishing and Rights Agency (SBPRA) in 2012. Due to the cost of publishing abroad and challenges in accessing publishing services from traditional publishers based in Kenya, I started my own publishing firm; Ariba Book Publishers (www.aribabookpublishers.co.ke) in 2014. The firm has published two of my books; Guava Strokes a memoir that tackles issues of extremes of corporal punishment in schools. My third book; The Sunset Honeymoon ; a fiction that tackles negative cultural practices and beliefs that fuel the spread of HIV/Aids was published in 2015. The two last books although new have received positive response from readers across the country. My firm has also published books written by other authors e.g Unmasking poetry by Nicholas Anyuor , the Director of communications-Migori County, Uyoma Heroes and Gladiators by Lwande Oneko, son to the freedom fighter the late Achieng Oneko among others. Now, I work as a voice over artist, sript writer and video editor. I a lso do translation from English to Swahili and Swahili to English

Experience

Online Book Club

Feb 2017 – Present

Online

Book Reviewer

Review of books

Opinion Dog

Feb 2021 – Feb 2023

Online

Voice Over Artist, Script Writer and Video Editor

Voice over services, video editing and script writing

Ariba Book Publishers

Mar 2014 – Jul 2021

Nairobi, Kenya

Editor

Quality editing of manuscripts before submission for publishing

Education

The Writers Bureau

Feb 2010 – Aug 2011

Writers Certificate, Writing