Kwani Trust is pleased to announce the launch of a national short story compe-tition titled, ‘The Kenya I Live In' inspired by the recent push for The Kenya We Want'.
So we seek newer stories that reflect our day to day lives both private and public : the stories and narratives exchanged in schools, colleges, matatus, offices, churches, pubs, streets, suburbs, estates, mtaas, trading centres, valleys and hills.
We want stories now being told by a new generation, spurred by new imaginations, revealed by new narratives and expressions.
The three best stories will bag the following prizes:
So we seek newer stories that reflect our day to day lives both private and public : the stories and narratives exchanged in schools, colleges, matatus, offices, churches, pubs, streets, suburbs, estates, mtaas, trading centres, valleys and hills.
We want stories now being told by a new generation, spurred by new imaginations, revealed by new narratives and expressions.
The three best stories will bag the following prizes:
- Winner: Ksh. 100,000
- 1 st runner up: Ksh. 75,000
- 2nd runner up: Ksh. 50,000
The winning entries will also be published in the Star.
Submission Guidelines
Submission Guidelines
- Word count: 3000 - 8000 words.
- Theme: The Kenya I Live In'.
- We will only accept entries from writers born after 1978.
- The work can be in English, Kiswahili or Sheng'.
- The story must be 'unpublished in book form' but we can accept submissions which have been previously published in magazines.
- Please send submissions by email, attached as a Word document, or as a typescript by post to the Kwani Trust (no handwritten scripts please).
- Closing date: October 26th, 2009
Kwani Trust,
P.O. Box 2895 00100, Nairobi
Email: mykenya@kwani.org