#Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature

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TBC Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 shortlists announced.

TBC Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 shortlists announced.

The shortlists for the Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 have been revealed by the Kenya Publishers Association today, September 19, 2022. The Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature celebrates Kenyan writers in the categories of fiction for adults, youth (young adults), and children in English and Kiswahili every two years. The awards, running since 1972, are…

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Henry Ole Kulet gets Kenya’s “Elder of the Burning Spear” national honour

Henry Ole Kulet gets Kenya’s “Elder of the Burning Spear” national honour

Kenyan author Henry Ole Kulet was awarded the Elder of the Burning Spear: Second Class at this year’s Independence Day celebrations on December 12, 2019.

Since December 12, 1963, the Republic of Kenya annually celebrates its Independence Day from its colonial rulers the British. As anyone who knows any Kiswahili will know, the word for freedom is Uhuru but the day is designated as Jamhuri Day.…

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Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2019 winners announced.

Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2019 winners announced.

The winners of the Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2019 were announced by the Kenya Publishers Association at a ceremony at the Pride Inn, Nairobi on Saturday, September 28, 2019.

In the Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature, Kenyan writers are celebrated in the categories of fiction for adults, youth (young adults), and children in English and Kiswahili. The…

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The Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2019 shortlists announced.

The Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2019 shortlists announced.

The shortlists for the Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2019 were announced by the Kenya Publishers Association on September 9, 2019.

The Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature, considered the most prestigious literary award in Kenya, has been handed out by the Kenya Publishers’ Association since 1974. Writers are celebrated in the categories of fiction for adults,…

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Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2017 shortlists announced

Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2017 shortlists announced

Henry Ole Kulet The shortlists for this year’s edition of the Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2017 have been announced. The Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature is a biennial literary award given by the Kenya Publishers’ Association starting in 1974. It is considered the most prestigious literary award in the east African country. The most recent winner of the…