{"id":76311,"date":"2022-12-03T15:16:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T15:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenyan-novelist-alex-nderitu-wins-continental-award"},"modified":"2022-12-03T15:16:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T15:16:37","slug":"kenyan-novelist-alex-nderitu-wins-continental-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenyan-novelist-alex-nderitu-wins-continental-award","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan Novelist Alex Nderitu Wins Continental Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kenyan novelist Alex Nderitu scooped position three with his submission, The Hummingbird, in the Share Africa Climate Change Fiction 2022 Award.<\/p>\n

Nderitu, a poet and playwriter, was recognised for his efforts in the fight to save Karua Forest. The award committee called for submissions on August 2022.<\/p>\n

Submissions were received from Botswana, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique.<\/p>\n

Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe creatives also listed their work for consideration.<\/p>\n

In the first position was Miranda Bonolo Joubert from Botswana with the submission And Then the Humans Came, who will receive a cash prize of Ksh61,000 (500USD).<\/p>\n

In second place was Thuto Vanessa Seabe, also from Botswana, with her submission River of Death. She will receive a cash prize of Ksh36,000 (300USD).<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Nderitu will receive Ksh12,000 (100USD).<\/p>\n

Notably, winners presented real science in a credible, fun, and easy way to comprehend while exploring life in an age of climate change-incensed droughts, heat waves, floods, and seasonal shifts.<\/p>\n

Some of the judges selected to vet the nominees were Dan Bloom, Sophie Mbugua, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Uche Peter Umezurike, and Samuel Ko\u0323\u0301la\u0301wo\u0323le\u0301.<\/p>\n

The event was organised by the Bostwana Society for Human Development (BSHD), founded in October 2013.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in 2014, Nderitu’s poem Someone in Africa Loves You was chosen to represent Kenyan literature at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

The Kenyan was also featured by Business Daily in the ‘Top 40 Under 40’. Nderitu is currently the Deputy Secretary-General of PEN International.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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