Mr Shija Kulwa is an editor at Dar es Salaam University Press (DUP). He earned his Bachelor of Arts with Education (Hons) specialising in Linguistics and Literature from the University of Dar es Salaam in 2019. He has obtained different on-job training in publishing, website content preparation, customer services etc. through seminars and workshops organised by Dar es Salaam University Press and University of Dar es Salaam respectively. He is currently pursuing the Master of Arts in Literature at the University of Dar es Salaam.

Areas of Expertise

• Editing
• Proofreading
• Writing fictional works
• Research in literature (gender, oral tradition and cultural issues)
• Analysing literary works
• Computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator and Internet)
• Speaking, listening, writing and reading (English and Swahili)
• Communication skills