Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor author biography, plus links to books by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor.

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor was born in Kenya. She won the 2003 Caine Prize and is a past recipient of a Chevening Scholarship and an Iowa Writers' Fellowship. She was named Woman of the Year by Eve magazine in Kenya in 2004 for her contribution to the country's literature and arts. From 2003 to 2005, she was the executive director of the Zanzibar International Film Festival, and she has also been a TEDx Nairobi speaker and a Lannan Foundation resident.

This biography was last updated on 01/28/2014.

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