John Rugoiyo Gichuki

John Rugoiyo Gichuki
CitizenshipKenyan
Occupations
  • Teacher
  • columnist
  • playwright
Known forBBC African Playwriting competition wins
Notable work (2004)
Awards
  • BBC African Performance (2004)
  • BBC African Playwriting competition (2006)

John Rugoiyo Gichuki is a teacher and columnist in Kenya. He won the BBC's African Playwriting competition for 2006 with his play Eternal, Forever,[1] and the BBC's African Performance playwriting competition in 2004 with his play A Time for Cleansing, a play about incest and refugees in Rwanda.[2]

References

  1. ^ "African sci-fi wins competition". BBC News. 11 April 2006. Archived from the original on 22 December 2006.
  2. ^ "Kenyan writer wins BBC award". BBC News. 15 April 2004. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007.


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