Lily Mabura facts for kids
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Lily Mabura
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Education | University of Nairobi (BS) University of Idaho (MFA) University of Missouri (PhD) |
| Notable awards | Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature (2001) |
Lily G. N. Mabura is a talented Kenyan writer. She is well-known for her exciting short story How Shall We Kill the Bishop. This story was chosen as one of the best for the Caine Prize in 2010. The Caine Prize is a big award for African writing.
Lily Mabura's Journey in Education
Lily Mabura has studied a lot! She earned a special degree called a PhD in English from the University of Missouri. A PhD is the highest degree you can get in a subject. Before that, she got a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Idaho. This degree is often for creative subjects like writing.
Her first degree was a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nairobi in Kenya. In 2004, she wrote a special paper for her studies called On the Slopes of Mt. Kenya. Lily Mabura is not just a writer; she is also a teacher. She has taught at the University of Missouri and at the American University of Sharjah.
Awards and Special Recognition
Lily Mabura has won many important awards for her writing. These awards show how good her stories are!
- In 2001, she won the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature. This was for her children's book, Ali, the Little Sultan. It's a big honor for writers in Kenya.
- Also in 2001, her book The Pretoria Conspiracy won Kenya's National Book Week Literary Award.
- In 2007, she received the Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers award.
- She was also given the Frederick Douglass Fellowship from the University of Rochester in 2008-2009.
