Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature
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Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature is a literary award
given by the Kenya Publishers' Association.
The first award was in 1974, however due to financial constraints it was unable to continue. In 1990 the award was revived with sponsorship from the Text Book Centre, and the first prize given in 1992.
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Literary award
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given by the Kenya Publishers' Association.
The first award was in 1974, however due to financial constraints it was unable to continue. In 1990 the award was revived with sponsorship from the Text Book Centre, and the first prize given in 1992.
Honorees
2011- English Adult Fiction first place: Eye of the Storm by Yusuf Dawood
- English Adult Fiction second place: Terrorists of the Aberdare by Ng’ang’a Mbugua
- English Adult Fiction third Place: The Lone Dancer by Joe Kiarie
- Kiswahili Adult first place: Kijiba cha Moyo by Timothy M. Arege
- Kiswahili Adult second place: Utoro by Alex Ngure
- Kiswahili Adult third place: Fumbo la Maisha by John Habwe
- English Youth first place: Tale of Kasaya by Eva Kasaya
- English Youth second place: Breaking the Silence by Muthoni wa Gichuru
- English Youth third place: The Reunion by Leonard Kibera Njenga
- Kiswahili Youth first place: Mlemavu? Si Mimi by Godfrey Ipalei
- Kiswahili Youth second place: Kipendacho Roho by Pauline K. Kyovi
- Kiswahili Children's first place: Wema wa Mwana by Nuhu Z. Bakari
- Kiswahili Children's second place: Msichana Aliyeokoa Watu by Enan Mwakoti
- Kiswahili Children's third place: Sungura na Mbwa by Florence Nyakeri
- English Children's first place: Upside Down by Peter Kimani
- English Children's second place: Sheila, Let’s Write to God by Elizabeth O. Mazuri
- English Children's third place: Let us Keep Tiger by Christopher Okemwa
2009
- English Adult Fiction first place: Henry Ole Kulet, Blossoms of the Savannah
- English Adult Fiction second place: Rhodia Mann, Hawecha: A Woman For All Time
- English Adult Fiction third Place: Meja Mwangi s Big Chief
- Kiswahili Adult first place: Kyalo Wamitila, Unaitwa Nani
- Kiswahili Adult second place: Mwenda Mbatia, Vipanya Vya maabara
- Kiswahili Adult third place: Kala Tufaha, Omar Babu
- English Youth first place: Stephen Mugambi, Walk with me Angela
- English Youth second place: Juliet Barnes, Lake of Smoke
- Kiswahili Youth first place: Sheila Ali Ryango, dago wa munje
- Kiswahili Children's first place: Kisasi Hapana, Ken Walibora
- Kiswahili Children's second place: Bifungu Matundura, Sitaki iwe siri
- Kiswahili Children's third place: Atibu Bakari, Ngoma za Uchawi
- English Children's first place: Elizabeth Kabui, The Prize
2007
- English Adult Fiction first place: Marjorie Oludhe MacgoyeMarjorie Oludhe MacgoyeMarjorie Oludhe Macgoye is an English/Kenyan novelist, essayist and poet.-Biography:Macgoye was born in 1928 in Southampton, England. She moved to Kenya in 1954 and married a Kenyan man in 1960. In 1971 an anthology entitled Poems from East Africa which included the acclaimed poem "A Freedom Song"...
, A Farm Called Kishinev - English Adult Fiction second place: Margaret OgolaMargaret OgolaMargaret Atieno Ogola was the celebrated Kenyan author of the novel The River and the Source, and its sequel, I Swear by Apollo. The River and the Source follows four generations of Kenyan women in a rapidly changing country and society...
Place of Destiny - English Adult Fiction third place: Wanjiru Waithaka, The Unbroken Spirit
- Kiswahili Adult first place: Kyalo Wamitila, Msimu wa Vipepeo
- Kiswahili Adult second place: Joseph MutheeJoseph MutheeJoseph Muthee is an Kenyan writer and Kikuyu sage who wrote about his experience as a detainee of the British colonial government at Kapenguria during the Mau Mau Uprising. He was released in 1959, and entered politics as the KANU Party Locational Branch Chairman of Magutu between 1960 and 1968...
, Kizuizini - Kiswahili Adult third place: Kimani Njogu Al Amin Mazrui, Sudana
- English Youth first place: Kingwa KamencuKingwa KamencuKingwa Kamencu is a Kenyan politician. Educated at Nairobi university, at present she is contesting for the position of President in Kenya's forthcoming 2012 election....
, To Grasp at Star - English Youth second place: Innocence Long Lost
- English Youth third place: Meja MwangiMeja MwangiMeja Mwangi is one of Kenya's leading novelists. Mwangi has worked in the film industry, including screenwriting, assistant directing, casting and location management....
, Boy Gift - English Children's first place: Kabaru Ndegwa, The Wonderful Ball
- English Children's second place: Kyalo Wamitila, The Mysterious Box and the Magic Spoon
- English Children's third place: Nyambura Mpesha, Far Far Away
- Kiswahili Children's first place: Nyambura Mpesha, Hanna na Wanyama
2005
- English Adult Fiction first place: (no prize)
- English Adult Fiction second place: Muroki Ndung’us, A Friend of the Court
- English Adult Fiction third place: Valerie Cuthbert, Wings of the Wind
- Kiswahili Adult first place: Kyalo Wamitila, Musaleo
- Kiswahili Adult second place: Ken Walibora, Kufa Kuzikana
- Kiswahili Adult third place: Kyalo Wamitila, Pango
- English Youth first place: Bill Ruto, Death Trap
- Kiswahili Children's first place: kofia ya kadogo by Ruth Wairimu Karani
2003
- English Adult Fiction first place: Stanley Gazemba, The Stone Hills of Maragoli
- English Adult Fiction second place: Tobias Otieno, The Missing Links
- English Adult Fiction third place: Paul Nakitare, I Shall Walk Alone
- English Children's first place: Wahome Mutahi, The Ghost of Garbatula
- Kiswahili first place: Ken Walibora, Ndoto ya Amerika
2001
- English winner: Meja MwangiMeja MwangiMeja Mwangi is one of Kenya's leading novelists. Mwangi has worked in the film industry, including screenwriting, assistant directing, casting and location management....
, The Last Plague - Kiswahili winner: Kyalo Wamitila, Nguvu ya Sala
- Children's winner: Lily Mabura, Ali the Little Sultan
1999
- (no awards)
1997
- English winner: Ngumi Kibera, Grapevine Stories
- Kiswahili winner: Emmanuel Mbogo, Vipuli vya Figo
- Children's winner: Ezekiel Alembi, Settling the Score
1995
- First place: Margaret OgolaMargaret OgolaMargaret Atieno Ogola was the celebrated Kenyan author of the novel The River and the Source, and its sequel, I Swear by Apollo. The River and the Source follows four generations of Kenyan women in a rapidly changing country and society...
, The River and the Source - Second place: Marjorie Oludhe, Homing In
- Third place: Sam Kahiga, Paradise Farm
1992
- First prize: Wahome Mutahi, Three Days on the Cross
- First prize: David Maillu, The Broken Drum
1974
- English winner: Meja MwangiMeja MwangiMeja Mwangi is one of Kenya's leading novelists. Mwangi has worked in the film industry, including screenwriting, assistant directing, casting and location management....
, Kill Me Quick - Kiswahili winner: Abdulatif Abdallah, Sauti ya Dhiki
External links
- Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature, official website.