The first edition of the Campus Writing Challenge was recently concluded at an award ceremony hosted at the Stallion Plaza headquarters of Union Bank, sponsors of the initiative. The hour-long private event was attended by some of the entrants of the contest, including the Top 10 winners, along with a few of their relatives, the OkadaBooks […]
Unveiling the Winners of the First Edition of the Campus Writing Challenge
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Helmets Off for the Brand New OkadaBooks!
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Still an Okada, but with the speed of a Power Bike OkadaBooks, Africa’s leading digital library and publishing company has officially unveiled her all new and extremely improved android app and website. The company began in 2013 and over the years it has laid the foundation for authors to make income through easy publication, purchase […]
Ride Our New Okada into December
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It’s December! Can you smell the holidays and end of 2018? We can too. November was a special month for us, and we’ll tell you why. We Launched our all new Android app and Website Yes, we have upgraded! Our website and android app have been undergoing background makeovers these past few months and they […]
Read an Excerpt of “Zoo” by Charles Chanchori, Author of “Confessions of a Kenyan Uber Taxi Driver”
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Charles Chanchori is not an uncommon name in the literary space of OkadaBooks. After his short story, Confessions of a Kenyan Uber Taxi Driver hit the web, readers have had nothing but praises for his writing skills. Well, he is back with a full blown novel titled Zoo, and it is a masterpiece. Check out […]
Top Entries from the 2018 APEN/AISEN Short Story Contest
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Months ago, the 2018 APEN/AISEN Short Story Contest for schools was announced and after such a long time, the contest has come to an end. See the list of winners and top entries from both age groups below: Top 3 Stories 1st: Young Tribal by Fareeha Young from New Hall International School 2nd: The Thing in a Mother’s […]
Campus Writing Challenge: How to Vote for Your Favourite Stories
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From almost 2,000 entries received, the list of the top 150 stories is out. Visit Union Bank’s website, to vote for your favourite stories. Quick things to note before you vote: Only the top 150 entries qualify for voting You need to create an OkadaBooks account You need to verify your phone number You can vote for many […]
Write a Short Story in 50 Paragraphs & you could Win $3,000
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Writers are invited to create and submit a short story consisting of 50 paragraphs. The contest provides the 1st and 25th paragraphs, and the short story writer crafts the rest. First prize is $3000, 2nd prize is $2000, and 3rd prize is $1000 with the winning short stories published in a short story anthology, as […]