Nyambura Mpesha is a Kenyan writer, recipient of The Jomo Kenyatta Prize for literature and has published numerous works in English and Swahili including Mugasha: A Haya Epic and Lofty Tones.
She is a language instructor in Swahili at DAAS (Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan).

Bibliography:
- Kemunto Say Aaah (Heinemann Frontline Series) (Apr 1998)
- The Frog Who Jumped Backwards (Vitabu Vya Nyota Series, 5) (Apr 1999)
- Mugasha. Epic of the Bahaya (Hadithi Za Msingi Series, 8, 8) (Jan 1, 2003)
- African Children's Literature: A Bibliography (Apr 18, 2007)
- Mti wa Ajabu (Swahili Edition) (with Worldreader) (Jun 27, 2012)
- Rangi za Ali (Swahili Edition) (with Worldreader) (Jul 3, 2012)
- Pili Pilipili (with Worldreader) (Jan 10, 2013)
- Hare and the Big Ones (with Worldreader) (Dec 21, 2013)
- A Puppy named Trep (with Worldreader) (Dec 22, 2013)
- Bidii the Bee (with Worldreader) (Dec 22, 2013)
- A Mule called Christmas (with Worldreader and Velma Mwendwa) (Dec 22, 2013)
- Far, Far Away (with Worldreader) (Dec 22, 2013)
- Zacchaeus Meets Jesus (with Worldreader) (Dec 22, 2013)
- Eleo the Chameleon (with Worldreader)(Jan 19, 2015)