Tag: Longhorn Publishers
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Lily Mabura’s “Remembrance” published by Longhorn Publishers.
Lily Mabura’s new novel Remembrance was published by Longhorn Publishers on March 27, 2019. Lily Mabura is a writer who first came to the notice of Kenyan audiences when her book Ali, the Little Sultan won the children’s category at the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature in 2001. In the same year, her debut novel…
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Ken Walibora’s “Siku Njema” now in English.
Ken Walibora’s popular novel in Kiswahili Siku Njema is now available in English with the name This Day. The novel was translated by Dorothy Kweyu and Fortunatus F. Kawegere. In 1996, Kenyan writer Ken Walibora published a new book called Siku Njema with Longhorn Publishers. The book is written in Kiswahili the language of our…
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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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Text Book Center Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2017 winners announced
The winners of the Text Book Center Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2017 were announced on September 30, 2017 as part of this year’s Nairobi International Book Fair. The Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature a brainchild of the Kenya Publishers Association, established in the early 1970’s, is open to Kenyan writers whose work is published…
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Wahome Mutahi Literary Prize 2016 shortlists announced
The Wahome Mutahi Literary Prize 2016 shortlists were announced on 11th August 2016. The Wahome Mutahi Literary Prize was set up in honour of late great Kenyan satirist and author Wahome Mutahi who passed on in 2003. The Kenyan Publishers Association set up the award to works that explore human rights, governance, etiquette and other…
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Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor wins Jomo Kenyatta Prize for literature 2015
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor is the winner of the adult English category of the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for literature 2015 for her book Dust. The writer has been having a good run with this her debut novel which is also in the running for the FT/Oppenheimer Fund Emerging Voices. She has gotten nominations and shortlists for…
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Daystar Creatives 2015 guest list gets bigger
I talked about the Daystar Creatives 2015 last year. This is a project where students of Daystar University get to meet up with writers, media personalities, bloggers, publishers, and editors for several weeks. The idea is for them to learn how to make a career from being a creative in Kenya. The Daystar Creatives will…
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Elizabeth Kabui wins Burt Award for African Literature 2014
Elizabeth Kabui is the winner of the grand prize in the Burt Awards for African Literature for 2014 for her book Wa Nyakeeru My Father published by Longhorn Publishers.For those who might not be in the know the Burt Award, funded by Canadian philanthropist William Burt is an annual award that goes to fiction that…
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Vanishing Herds by Henry Ole Kulet: A review
Book: Vanishing Herds Author: Henry Ole Kulet Publisher: Longhorn Publishers Year of publishing: 2011 Number of Pages: 225 Its been a great time to be Henry Ole Kulet as he won the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for literature for 2013 for his book Vanishing Herds. The book has gone on to be one of the most…
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Malkiat Singh Sells his rights for 1 million dollars
If you are Kenyan educated then you must know the name Malkiat Singh. He is the guy who has written over 100 books that are used as textbooks in Kenyan schools. It has emerged that the writer has sold off the rights to all of his books to Longhorn Publishers for Kshs83 million – I…
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Kinyanjui Kombani’s The Last Villains of Molo – A review
Book: The Last Villains of MoloAuthor: Kinyanjui KombaniPublisher: Longhorn PublishersNumber of pages: 211 Reading about people going through pain is one of the less pleasant parts of the literature experience. Seeing a person’s trials and tribulations can be very disturbing as the good writer will describe the actions that happen and leave you cringing as…