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 Kenyan writer known for her short story How Shall We Kill the Bishop, which was shortlisted for the Caine Prize in 2010. [1]
Mabura earned a PhD in Engĺish from the University of Missouri, a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Idaho and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nairobi. Her 2004 thesis was titled On the Slopes of Mt. Kenya. [2] She is an author and academic, having taught at the University of Missouri and at the American University of Sharjah. [3] [4]
Mabura has received a number of awards including: