Caine Prize submissions to close in January

The Caine Prize for African Writing is open for entries until January 31 2018.  Criteria to enter for the contest includes a published work, submissions by publishers only, and the work must be fictional. Also, only one story per author will be considered in any one year. The prize includes £10,000 for the winning author […]

Caine Prize submissions to close in January
Caine Prize submissions to close in January

The Caine Prize for African Writing is open for entries until January 31 2018. 

Criteria to enter for the contest includes a published work, submissions by publishers only, and the work must be fictional. Also, only one story per author will be considered in any one year.

The prize includes £10,000 for the winning author and a travel award for each of the short-listed candidates, up to five in all. The shortlisted candidates will also receive a Prize of £500. The winner is also invited to go to three literature festivals in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria.”

The Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of African writing by bringing it to a wider audience internationally. The focus on the short story reflects the contemporary development of the African story-telling tradition.

 

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