Award winning Zimbabwean author and publisher, Audrey Chirenje, was named the Publisher Of The Year at the recently held Scholar Media Africa Excellence Awards in Kenya. This came in recognition of Chirenje’s publishing house Chances Inc. In addition the author was recognised as a global leader reimagining Africa.
The 2nd annual International Scholar Media Africa Conference and SMEGAfrica Excellence Awards, were held at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi under the theme “Reimagining Africa: Empowering Minds, Igniting Innovation, Driving Inclusive Growth.”
The three day gathering created a continental platform for conversations around education, entrepreneurship, technology, ethical leadership, media, research, mental wellness, financial inclusion, governance and Africa’s relationship with the global market.
This was a meeting of Chirenje’s 2 worlds as both a celebrated marketer and an award winning author.
Chirenje has ten published books that range from children’s novels, to young adult fiction, and poetry. She is a National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA 24) Outstanding Children’s Book Nominee, and the Founder and Managing Editor of Chances Inc. a publishing and marketing consultancy company established in 2021.
In 2025 Chirenje was nominated for the Swedish government’s Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the richest award in children’s literature and one of the richest literary prizes in the world. This was in recognition of her longstanding contribution to children’s literature.
