Muthoni wa Gichuru
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.[1]
Life[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ Gloria Mwanga, By the Book: Muthoni wa Gichuru, The Nation, October 20, 2017. Accessed August 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Faith Oneya, Muthoni wa Gichuru: Goat herding paved the way for my writing career, The Nation, January 27, 2017. Accessed August 15, 2020.
- ^ a b 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.