Tag: Jomo Kenyatta Literature Prize
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Jomo Kenyatta Literature Prize money goes up to 0.6 Million
The Jomo Kenyatta Literature Prize will be awarding Kshs600,000 to the winner in 2015 if sources are to be believed. With the Burt Award 2014 and the Wahome Mutahi Prize 2014 done and dusted, we look forward to next year and what the prize committees will be handing to deserving winners. In the New Year,…
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Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature Winners 2013
The Jomo Kenyatta Literature Prize happened in Nairobi on Saturday evening at the Intercontinental Hotel. This is one of the most respected awards in the country. They started in 1974 then took a break and restarted in 1990 and are sponsored by Text Book Centre. Prizes are given for three categories – Adult, Youth, and…
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Introducing the Etisalat Africa prize for literature
Alrighty folks. Here is another prize for you to try and get your mitts on if you fancy yourself a writer of no mean repute. Wednesday saw the introduction of the Etisalat Prize for African Literature in Lagos Nigeria. Yes, the Nigeria that beat our Harambee Stars at the football yesterday. This new prize from…