Annual award for best original short story by an African writer
Award
The Caine Prize for African Writing
Awarded for
Best short story by an African writer in the English language
First awarded
2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Website
http://www.caineprize.com
The Caine Prize for African Writing is an annual literary award for the best short story by an African writer, whether in Africa or elsewhere, published in the English language. Founded in the United Kingdom in 2000, the £10,000 prize was named in memory of businessman and philanthropist Sir Michael Harris Caine,[1] former Chairman of Booker Group and of the Booker Prize management committee.[2] The Caine Prize is sometimes called the "African Booker".[3] The Chair of the Board is Ellah Wakatama, appointed in 2019.[4]
Between 2020 and 2022 it was styled as the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing due to a three-year grant from Nicolai Tangen's AKO Foundation.[5]
^Dwyer, Colin (8 July 2015). "Caine Prize Winner: Literature Is Not A Competitive Sport". NPR. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^"About". The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing.
^Alison Flood, "'African Booker' shortlist offers an alternative view of continent", The Guardian, 1 May 2012.
^"Our New Chairperson". The Caine Prize. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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