Academic Bibi Bakare-Yusuf established Cassava Press to “change the way the world thinks about African writing”, and 15 years on from its inception, the publisher is more ambitious than ever. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-13 23:31:51 UTC ]
Nigerian-British author Irenosen Okojie has won the £10,000 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing with her short story “Grace Jones”, from 2019 collection Nudibranch (Dialogue). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-27 12:14:07 UTC ]
The AKO 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... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-21 08:47:42 UTC ]
The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing has said it is "reviewing our structures" in the wake of the controversy which has seen Baroness Emma Nicholson's honorary role axed at the Booker Prize Foundation. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-26 06:05:32 UTC ]
Nigerian author Lesley Nneka Arimah has won the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story ‘Skinned’. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 03:36:33 UTC ]
Kenyan writer Makena Onjerika has won the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story “Fanta Blackcurrant”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sudanese writer Bushra al-Fadil has won the £10,000 Caine Prize for African Writing for a short story which explores freedom. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lidudumalingani has won the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story ‘Memories We Lost’. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Zambia's Namwali Serpell has won the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing, and is to share her £10,000 prize money with her fellow shortlistees. Serpell won the award with short story "The Sack" from Africa39 (Bloomsbury). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kenyan Okwiri Oduor has won the 15th Caine Prize for African Writing, often described as Africa’s leading literary award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nigerian author Rotimi Babatunde has won the 13th Caine Prize for African Writing. The writer was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]