The 2025 edition of the Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize for quality, independently published books (fiction, poetry, and creative/narrative non-fiction) by African authors is open for submissions.
Dan Kairo’s Sibiloi: The Genesis of Humanity? captivated the judges with its compelling storytelling and profound exploration of humanity’s origins. Set against the backdrop of Sibiloi National Park in Northern Kenya, the novel intertwines archaeology, mythology, and suspense, offering readers a unique and thought-provoking journey.
The 2024 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize award ceremony was held on 26 October 2024 at Baraza Media Lab.
Upcoming Audiobook Production | Gööka from the Village to the City – Part 2: GööKA on Healthy Living
We are pleased to announce the upcoming production and publication of Part 2 of the audio version of the prize-winning memoir by Engineer Peter Nduati, Gööka from the Village to the City | Part 2: GööKA on Healthy Living, narrated by Arabron Osanya-Nyyneque.
We are excited to share the news that Kenyan Professor Mohamed Bakari has joined the Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize advisory board. The advisory board oversights the Prize judging and award criteria and offers their varied expertise toward running the Prize.
We are pleased to share the exciting news of new judges joining the Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize judging panel. The panel is drawn from academicians, editors, publishers, writers, and readers.
Dr Carren Otieno (Rongo University) and Tanzania-based teacher Richard Mbuthia have joined the 2024 judging panel. They will serve on the panel for two…
We are pleased to announce the 2024 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize shortlist for the best independently published book (fiction, poetry, and non-fiction).
PRESS RELEASE | Abolished – Public Voting as Part of Evaluation of Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize
Previously, the shortlisted books were taken through a public voting system, which aimed to introduce the books and the authors to the public and different audiences; this contributed to ten per cent (10%) of the overall book evaluation criteria. However, this approach to evaluating shortlisted books conferred an unfair advantage to the authors with a…
The 2024 edition of the Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize for quality, independently published books (fiction, poetry, and creative/narrative non-fiction) by African authors is open for submissions.
The Prize is open to African authors on the continent or in the diaspora. An African is a citizen of any African country by birth if, on…
The 2024 edition of the Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize for quality, independently published books (fiction, poetry, and creative/narrative non-fiction) by African authors shall open for submissions on 01 February 2024 at midnight. Previously, the prize was open to Kenyan writers only.
The Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize is delighted to announce that the 2023 winner is 70-year-old Engineer Peter Nduati, for his semi-biographical and social commentary book, Gooka from the Village to the City, published in 2022.
The 2023 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize award ceremony was held on 15 December 2023 at Alliance Française de Nairobi.