Tag: Tony Mochama
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Kenyans honour Prof Chris Wanjala in Nairobi.
The late Prof Chris Wanjala was honoured by the artistic community with a colourful event at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi on Monday October 22, 2018. Prof Chris Wanjala was one of the most recognisable names in the Kenyan literary community having spent many years as a professor at the University of Nairobi and…
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Burt Awards Kenya 2016 finalists announced
The finalists for the Burt Awards Kenya 2016 were announced at a breakfast at the Nairobi Safari Club last week. The award celebrates writers of Young Adult fiction. The Burt Awards which are administered by the National Book Development Council of Kenya are one of the richest in the region with writers going home with…
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Times up for Miles Morland 2013 scholars: What’s next?
All eyes are now on Miles Morland 2013 scholars on Percy Zvomuya, Doreen Baingana, and Tony Mochama. After enjoying the prestige of being the first scholars and the attendant goodies that goes with it like, well, the money, and the rest of it the real work begins. In case you have forgotten, Doreen Baingana from…
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Tony Mochama latest title on Nairobi Night running to launch
It’s been a good few months for Tony Mochama. The Nairobi-based journalist and poet in the last few months came third in the Burt Prize for his book Meet the Omtitas where he went home with some nice pocket change. He was also more recently a Miles Moreland Award recipient where he is writing a…
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Doreen Baingana and Tony Mochama for Miles Morland Writing Scholarships
The Miles Morland Scholarship 2013 recipients have been announced with Doreen Baingana, Tony Mochama, and Percy Zvomuya getting the nod. The scholarships awarded by the Miles Morland Foundation were announced at the Caine Prize earlier this year when that American dude won it. The recipients receive a grant of £18,000 to be paid monthly over…