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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Kwani Trust Short Story Competition

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:
  • 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
  • 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  • The story must be 'unpublished in book form' but we can accept submissions which have been previously published in magazines.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
Please provide your contact address, telephone number and email, and put page numbers and name of author on every page please.

Kwani Trust,
P.O. Box 2895 00100, Nairobi
Email: mykenya@kwani.org

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