Tag: Burt Award 2018
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Kinyanjui Kombani’s “Finding Colombia” launches in Nairobi. #NIBF2018
Kinyanjui Kombani’s Burt Award winning novel Finding Colombia launched on the side lines of the Nairobi International Book Fair 2018 at the Sarit Centre, Nairobi on September 29, 2018. Kinyanjui Kombani’s young adult offering Finding Colombia was the toast of the town as it won the Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature 2018 at…
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Muthoni wa Gichuru is CODE Burt Prize for African Young Adult Literature Kenya 2018 winner.
Muthoni wa Gichuru was announced as the CODE Burt Prize for African Young Adult Literature Kenya 2018 winner at a ceremony at the Crowne Plaza, Nairobi on September 28, 2018. The Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature is one of the leading literary prizes on the continent focusing on the often ignored area of…
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CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature 2018 shortlist announced.
The CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature 2018 shortlist was announced on August 2, 2018. The five in the running for the prize are Vera Akumiah, Kinyanjui Kombani, Ruby Yayra Goka, Elizabeth-Irene Baitie, and Hiwot Walelign. The CODE Burt Award is a literary award and readership initiative that recognizes excellence in locally authored…