Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor was born in Nairobi Kenya in 1968. She studied English at the Kenyatta University before taking an MA in TV/Video Development at Reading University in the UK. She won the 2003 Caine prize for her story "Weight of Whispers", and is past recipient of a Chevening Scholarship and an Iowa Writers' Fellowship.
She was named woman of the year (culture & the Arts) by Eve magazine in Kenya in 2004 for her contribution to the country's literature and arts. From 2003 to 2005, she was the the executive director of the Zanzibar International Film Festival and she has also been a TEDx Nairobi speaker and Lannan Foundation resident.
In 2007 her story "The Knife Grinder's Tale" was made into a short film
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Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor was born in Nairobi Kenya in 1968. She studied English at the Kenyatta University before taking an MA in TV/Video Development at Reading University in the UK. She won the 2003 Caine prize for her story "Weight of Whispers", and is past recipient of a Chevening Scholarship and an Iowa Writers' Fellowship.
She was named woman of the year (culture & the Arts) by Eve magazine in Kenya in 2004 for her contribution to the country's literature and arts. From 2003 to 2005, she was the the executive director of the Zanzibar International Film Festival and she has also been a TEDx Nairobi speaker and Lannan Foundation resident.
In 2007 her story "The Knife Grinder's Tale" was made into a short film
