Muthoni wa Gichuru

Alice Mūthoni Gìchūrū, who writes as Mūthoni wa Gìchūrū, is a Kenyan writer of fiction for children and young adults, as well as short stories.

Life Mūthoni wa Gìchūrū grew up in Matanya, a small village in Nanyuki. As a child she recalls her father reading to her from a Gikuyu book titled Kamina na Kamina. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in information sciences from Moi University.

Gìchūrū's husband, Joseph Kamau, encouraged her to start writing stories in 2002.

Works Breaking the Silence. Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers, 2009. The Hidden Package. Nairobi, Kenya: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., 2016. The Other side and Other stories : Nairobi, Kenya:Storymoja Publishers., 2016 The Bitter Sweet and Other Stories : Nairobi, Kenya:Storymoja Publishers., 2016 The Scary Trip and Other Stories : Nairobi, Kenya:Storymoja Publishers., 2016 Beyond the Barricades. Nairobi, Kenya: East African Educational Publishers Limited, 2016. Moon Scapes: Short Stories and Poetry. 2017. The Carving. Nairobi, Kenya : Longhorn Publishers, 2019. Smart Sidi and the Poem. Nairobi, Kenya : Longhorn Publishers, 2019. Smart Sidi and the lost ball. Nairobi, Kenya : Longhorn Publishers, 2019. Smart Sidi and the play house. Nairobi, Kenya : Longhorn Publishers, 2019. Kefa's Quest. Phoenix Arizona, USA : Worlds Unknown Publishers, 2020. 13. Selina and Other Stories Story Moja Publishers, 2022 14. The Case of Persecuted Pangolins - Story Moja Publishers, 2022. 15. Tell it to the birds and other stories. Booklyst Publishers, 2024. 16. The Raw deal and Other stories-. Booklyst Publishers, 2025. 17. The ‘Online Friend’ and Other Stories 18. Onto your marks-Oxford University Press, 2025.