Peter Ngila Njeri was born in Kabaa, Machakos County – Kenya. Peter’s novel manuscript, The Legend of Beach House, won the 2023 James Currey Prize for African Literature. Peter is a 2017 recipient of the Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award, which financed him to attend the prestigious Iceland Writers Retreat in Reykjavík – Iceland. Peter is also a Fellow of the Nigerian-based Ebedi International Writers Residency. Peter’s short stories have been published in platforms like: Anthology Magazine, Jalada Africa, Brittle Paper, The Dreaming Machine, Olongo Africa, The Antonym, Barren Magazine among others. Peter is in the judging panel of the 2024 James Currey Prize for African Literature and the inaugural Afrocritik Prize for Criticism (2024). Peter drinks black coffee in a small sanctuary near Nairobi. The Legend of Beach House is Peter’s first published novel.
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