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Kinyanjui Kombani “the banker who writes” wins the 2018 CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature
Accra, Ghana and Ottawa, Canada, August 31, 2018 – CODE and the Ghana Book Trust proudly announce the winner, the honour book, and the finalists of the 2018 Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature, which recognizes outstanding writing for young adults by African authors, at an award ceremony at the Ghana International Book Fair in Accra, Ghana.
The 2018 Shortlist for the CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature
Accra, Ghana July 31, 2018 – The Ghana Book Trust (GBT) and CODE are delighted to announce the finalists for the 2018 CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature. This year, Ghana Book Trust received 17 submissions from publishers in Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
CODE Announces the Winner of the Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature All-Stars
CODE is proud to announce the winner, the honour book, and the finalists for the 2017 Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature: All-Stars. The National Book Development Council of Kenya in partnership with CODE hosted a fun-filled award ceremony for the authors and publishers in Nairobi on Sept 29.
ANNOUNCING THE 2017 ALL-STARS SHORTLIST
CODE is delighted to announce its Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature shortlist. This first regional competition is dubbed the All-Stars edition because all of the first prize winners of CODE’s Burt Award in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania since 2009 are being considered for this grand prize.
CODE Announces New Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature
The multi-country grand prize to launch with a special “all stars” competition for past winners of the former Burt Award for African Literature
(Ottawa, March 27, 2017) — CODE is pleased to announce the details and call for submissions for a new multi-country literary prize called CODE’s Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature.
Winners of the 6th Annual Burt Award for African Literature in Ghana honoured
Rattling in the Closet, Red Spectacles Knows and The Step Monster represent the diverse range of winning titles at the 6th Annual Burt Award for African Literature in Ghana.
CODE’s International Literacy Day Annual Donor Reception
An evening of thanks, milestones and the launch of Seeing is Believing 2017!
Celebrating the Winners of the 2015-16 Burt Award for African Literature
CODE congratulates the winners of the 2015/2016 Burt Award for African Literature!
Storytelling in teaching and learning for pupils
Editor's Note: This article was originally published March 30, 2016 by Tanzania's The Citizen www.thecitizen.co.tz
Ghanaian writers urged to make their contents available online
Editor's Note: This article was originally published December 8, 2015 on the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) website.
Persistence Rewarded for Winners of Inaugural Burt Award in Kenya
By Geoff Burt, Literary Prizes Foundation
2013 Burt Award for African Literature — Kenya Winners Announced
The most recent winners of the Burt Award for African Literature — Kenya were announced in Nairobi on September 27th.
A crowd of over 100 people gathered for a ceremony recognizing excellence in literary works for young people in English.
Three winning authors received a total of $21,000CAD in prize money. They are:
Award-Winning Canadian Author Shares Knowledge with Ghanaian Writers
CODE’s extensive network of expert volunteers grew even bigger recently with the addition of award-winning Canadian author Kevin Major, who visited Ghana as part of the Burt Award for African Literature program.
Government of Tanzania Thanks William Burt for Literary Award
The Ministry of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports of Tanzania recently sent a letter to William Burt thanking him for his support for the country's publishing industry through the Burt Award for African Literature.
The Young Crusader Reviewed in Ethiopia's Addis Admase
A review of 2011 Burt Award for African Literature - Ethiopia first place winner The Young Crusader was published in the Ethiopian newspaper Addis Admase on March 31, 2012. Click the image below to see the article in PDF format (in Amharic only). The English translation is below.
Burt Award for African Literature Provides Young Readers in Tanzania with Outstanding Books
Three new outstanding young adult fiction books will be made available to Tanzanian readers thanks to the third round of the Burt Award for African Literature – Tanzania.
First Ethiopia Burt Award Celebrates Excellence in Young Adult Fiction
The first three recipients of the Ethiopia Burt Award for African Literature were announced at an official ceremony held at the Ethiopian Ministry of Education in Addis Ababa on August 27, 2011.
Developing vibrant reading culture - The Ethiopian Herald
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The Twelfth Heart on The Mirror's Book Review
The Mirror, August 13th, 2011
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CODE Ethiopia awards writing competition winners - The Ethiopian Herald
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This Week’s Article in the Ottawa Citizen’s “The Wrap”: The Burt Award -the Best is Yet to Come
Ottawa-based literacy organization 'CODE' Nurturing African Literature for Teens
In the heart of Sandy Hill, at the corner of Chapel and Laurier streets, sits a majestic, red brick Victorian house once the private residence of a Bytown fuel merchant named John Heney.
The Ghanaian Times coverage of the Burt Award
English Speaking Among Youth Becoming Disastrous
By Dzifa Emma Tetteh
Hadley Dyer on ChickaDEE article
Burt Award’s jury member Hadley Dyer visits a Tanzania school. Read all about it in Canada ChickaDEEmagazine.
