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  • Kenya Writes With Goethe-Institut: Lorna Likiza

    Kenya Writes With Goethe-Institut: Lorna Likiza

    The Kenya Writes guest for today is Mombasa-based writer and festival organiser Lorna Likiza whose debut literary offering is the children’s book Oi Gets Lost. She tells us their journey to her first book, working with her Ukrainian illustrator, about her festival the Heroe Book Fair and about the writing scene in her adopted town…

  • Golden Baobab Prize 2018 longlist announced.

    Golden Baobab Prize 2018 longlist announced.

    The Golden Baobab Prize 2018 longlist has been announced today on December 7, 2018. The longlist features twelve African children’s authors and illustrators from six countries across the continent. The Golden Baobab Prize is an award that celebrates outstanding African writers and illustrators of children’s literature. Established in 2008, it honours unpublished manuscripts and illustrations…