KENYA PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION

	Kenya Publishers' Association is the umbrella body for book publishers in Kenya. This Association encourages the widest possible spread of printed books throughout Kenya and beyond. Apart from promoting and protecting by lawful means the interests of the publishing industry in Kenya,

The 11^th International Book Fair
24 - 28 September 2008
Nairobi | Kenya

The 11th Nairobi International Book Fair will be held from 24th September to 28th September 2008 at the Sarit Centre in Westlands,N airobi, Kenya. The Book Fair is organized by Kenya Publishers Association.

Download the 11^th NIBF Program (Word Format) (PDF format)

	Tribute to Wahome Mutai The Wahome Mutahi Literary Prize was launched in 2006 in recognition of the the late Wahome Mutahi's contribution to publishing in Kenya. Wahome, (October 24th 1954 - July 22nd 2003), an author, satirist and playwright, drew strong parallels to the internationally acclaimed Nikolai Gogol. He was popularly known as Whispers after the name of the column he wrote for The Daily Nation from 1982 to 2003. Mutahi was equally well-known in theatre where he wrote and acted in English and Kikuyu language plays. Outside of Kenya, he wrote humour columns for Ugandan publications The Monitor and Lugambo.

Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature Award (JKPLA)
The winners were announced on 26^th September 2009 at the Avalon Tavern Riverside Drive during the 12^th Nairobi International Bookfair's closing ceremony. The award ceremony was presided over by Hon. Atanas Manyala Keya Assistant Minister, Gender, children and social development.