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Alice Muthoni Gichuru , who writes as Muthoni wa Gichuru , is a Kenyan writer of fiction for children and young adults, as well as short stories.
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Life
Muthoni wa Gichuru grew up in Matanya, a small village in
Nanyuki . As a child she recalls her father reading to her from a
Gikuyu book titled Kamina na Kamina .
[2] She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in information sciences from
Moi University .
[3]
Gichuru's husband, Joseph Kamau, encouraged her to start writing stories in 2002.
[2] Her first published book, Breaking the Silence (2009), was runner-up for the 2011
Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature in the English-language youth category.
[3] The Carving (2019) was the winner of the 2018
CODE Burt Prize for African Young Adult Literature in Kenya.
[4]
Works
Breaking the Silence . Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers, 2009.
The Hidden Package . Nairobi, Kenya: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., 2016.
The Other side and Other stories : Nairobi, Kenya:Storymoja Publishers., 2016
The Bitter Sweet and Other Stories : Nairobi, Kenya:Storymoja Publishers., 2016
The Scary Trip and Other Stories : Nairobi, Kenya:Storymoja Publishers., 2016
Beyond the Barricades . Nairobi, Kenya: East African Educational Publishers Limited, 2016.
Moon Scapes: Short Stories and Poetry . 2017.
The Carving . Nairobi, Kenya : Longhorn Publishers, 2019.
Smart Sidi and the Poem . Nairobi, Kenya : Longhorn Publishers, 2019.
Smart Sidi and the lost ball . Nairobi, Kenya : Longhorn Publishers, 2019.
Smart Sidi and the play house . Nairobi, Kenya : Longhorn Publishers, 2019.
Kefa's Quest . Phoenix Arizona, USA : Worlds Unknown Publishers, 2020.
References
^ Gloria Mwanga,
By the Book: Muthoni wa Gichuru , The Nation , October 20, 2017. Accessed August 15, 2020.
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b Faith Oneya,
Muthoni wa Gichuru: Goat herding paved the way for my writing career , The Nation , January 27, 2017. Accessed August 15, 2020.
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Muthoni was Gichuru , CODE Burt Literary Awards, 2018. Accessed August 15, 2020.
^ Kari Mutu,
Muthoni gives the disabled a voice , The East African , January 18, 2019. Accessed August 15, 2020.