Tag: Burt Award

  • Kinyanjui Kombani’s “Finding Colombia” launches in Nairobi. #NIBF2018

    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…

  • Muthoni wa Gichuru is CODE Burt Prize for African Young Adult Literature Kenya 2018 winner.

    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…

  • CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature 2018 shortlist announced.

    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…

  • A snapshot of the Nairobi International Book Fair 2017

    A snapshot of the Nairobi International Book Fair 2017

    The Nairobi International Book Fair 2017 was hosted at a series of venues in Nairobi from September 27 – October 1, 2017. The event theme was “Unity Through Books.” The Nairobi International Book Fair is the pioneer of the book fair industry in East Africa having been first hosted in Kenya in 1996. The fair…

  • Kenyan Burt Awards 2014 nominees announced

    Kenyan Burt Awards 2014 nominees announced

    The Kenyan shortlist for the Burt Awards for African Literature 2014 was announced at a breakfast today. The Burt Award for African Literature is an award for fiction targeted at young adults in four African countries; Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. The award which started in 2012 is sponsored by Code, a Canadian NGO that…