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800 Million Shillings Investment for Publishing Winning Books of Mwalimu Nyerere Writing Award

Latest Tanzania education news · 800 Million Shillings Investment for Publishing Winning… explained · updated Aug 19, 2026 · breaking news · latest updates · explained

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  • The Tanzanian government has invested approximately 800 million shillings to publish books that have won the Mwalimu Nyerere Writing Award.
  • Since its inception, 27 Tanzanians have won the award in various writing categories.
  • The award has seen an increase in participants from both within and outside Tanzania each year.
  • The submission window for creative works opened on August 19, 2026, and will close on November 30, 2026.
  • Participants must be Tanzanian citizens, and each author is allowed to submit only one unpublished work written in Kiswahili.

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