Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature 2021

This call for entries is for the 2021 edition of the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature, which was established in 2019 to honour the memory and legacy of Wakini Kuria who served on the Advisory board of the African Writers Development Trust and as the Chief Editor of Writers Space Africa (WSA) magazine from 2017 until her demise in 2019.

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DEADLINE

1 Jun 2021

PRIZES

The winner will receive a certificate and $150
2nd place - $100
3rd place- $75

HOST COUNTRIES

Kenya Nigeria

Note that while some organisers may accept applications from all around the world, you may still be required to travel to the host country in order to take part in the later stages of a competition for instance, or you may be required to live there for a period of time to take part in a funded programme (e.g. scholarship, incubator, accelerator).

Multiple host countries may mean that no travel is required.

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Date Added: 26 Mar 2021

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