The nominees for the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature have been announced.
Here they are, courtesy of Jos Ngunjiri's Maisha yetu blog (http://kenyanbooks.wordpress.com):
1. Adult English Category (Ksh150,000)
a) Hawecha (Longhorn) by Rhodia Mann,
b) Blossoms of the Savannah (Longhorn) by H.R. Ole Kulet
c) The Big Chiefs (EAEP) by Meja Mwangi.
2. Adult Kiswahili Category (Ksh150,000)
a) Kala Tufaha (Phoenix) by Babu Omar
b) Vipanya Vya Maabara (JKF) by Mwendah Mbatiah
c) Unaitwa Nani (Vide Muwa) by Kyalo Wamitila.
3. English Youth Category (Ksh75,000)
a) Lake of Smoke (Phoenix) by Julius Kibera
b) Walk with me Angela (KLB) by Stephen Mugambi.
4. Kiswahili Youth Category (Ksh 75,000)
a) Ngoma za Uchawi (KLB) by Atibu Bakari
b) Kisasi Hapana (OUP) by Ken Walibora
c) Sitaki Iwe Siri (Longhorn) by Bitugi Matundura.
5. Children English category
a) A Mule Called Christmas (Phoenix) by Nyambura Mpesha
b) The Prize (OUP) by Elizabeth Kabui
c) On the Run (OUP) by Mwaura Muigania.
The winners will be announced on Saturday, September 26 at Avalon Restaurant along Riverside Drive.
All the best guys
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Thanks for acknowledging. Kindly make the following change. Lake of Smoke is authored by Juliet Barnes and Julius Kibera.Let's keep booking!
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