Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature

“Wow, Ma,” Aunt Pat exclaimed, “I’ve never seen hair that just won’t cooperate with any oils or chemicals!” Aunt Pat was the best hairstylist in the little [...]

Something pulls at Tato’s head. “Owww!” He cries. “That hurts! That hurts!” With a small pop, Tato is out of the earth. The sun’s rays are very, very harsh. “Owww!” He cries. “Too bright, too [...]

It must have been a pleasantly cool month when vegetables are at their best selves. Inside a walled tropical garden, vegetables of different sorts grew. Red Tomatoes and Salad Greens, Orange [...]

Pink is for girls, and blue is for boys; that was all Amina needed to know. Obviously, far better than memorizing a bunch of formulas and principles. The crocheting process wasn’t so much of a [...]

Once upon a time, in the city of Port Harcourt lived an eleven-year-old boy named Siki. Siki was the first and only son of his widowed mother. Siki’s father died when Siki was nine years old. He [...]

The month of November heralded the arrival of guests into the beautiful city of Douala in Cameroon for the 5th African Writers Conference. This year’s conference was themed: Writing Africa [...]

On behalf of the panel of judges, I present the winners of the African Writers Awards (AWA), the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature, and the African Teen Writers Awards. The awards were [...]

We are pleased to announce the Shortlist for the following awards: 2022 African Writers Awards (AWA) 4th Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature 1st African Teen Writers Awards We would like [...]

We are pleased to announce the longlist for the following awards: 2022 African Writers Awards (AWA) Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature African Teen Writers Awards We received hundreds [...]

In this August edition, I had a chat with the multi-talented Makhago Peter, whose story, the millionaire orpahan won the 2021 Wakini Kuria prize for Children’s literature. Join me as I have a [...]