Tag: Mercy Ikuri

  • Kariuki wa Nyamu wins Babishai Haiku Prize 2017 in Kampala

    Kariuki wa Nyamu wins Babishai Haiku Prize 2017 in Kampala

    Kenyan writer Kariuki wa Nyamu is the winner of the Babishai Haiku Prize 2017. The announcement was made at a ceremony in Kampala, Uganda on August 6, 2017. The second edition of Babishai Haiku 2017 prize kicked off earlier in the year with a call out for submissions. African poets who had not published a…

  • Babishai Haiku 2017 shortlist announced

    Babishai Haiku 2017 shortlist announced

    The judges of the Babishai Haiku 2017 competition have announced the shortlist for this year’s competition. The Babishai Niwe Foundation started their Haiku competition in 2016 with Blessmond Alebna Ayinbire (Ghana), Chibuihe-Light Obi (Nigeria), and Kwaku Feni Adow (Ghana) sharing the grand prize. The second edition of the competition dubbed the Babishai Haiku 2017 competition…