Five writers—from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria—have been shortlisted for the 2019 Caine Prize, for short stories that explore “the ordinary in an extraordinary manner.” Founded in 2000, and named after the late Sir Michael Caine, former Chairman of Booker Plc and Chairman of the Booker Prize, the £10,000 Caine Prize “is awarded for a […]
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The 2018 Brittle Paper Award for Fiction: Meet the 5 Finalists
The shortlists for the 2018 Brittle Paper Awards were announced earlier this month. Begun in 2017 to mark our seventh anniversary, the Awards aim to recognize the finest, original pieces of writing by Africans published online. The $1,100 cash prize is split across five categories: the Brittle Paper Award for Fiction ($200), the Brittle Paper Award for Poetry ($200), the Brittle Paper Award for Creative Nonfiction […]
Short Story Day Africa 2017/2018 Prize Goes to Nigeria’s Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor
The 2017/2018 Short Story Day Africa Prize has gone to Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor, for his short story “All Our Lives.” Okafor is the first male and first Nigerian to take home the prestigious prize, now regarded as the continent’s leading award for short fiction. “All Our Lives,” a multiple-identity story examining the lives of disaffected men […]
The 9 Writers Shortlisted for the 2017/18 Short Story Day Africa Prize
Short Story Day Africa has announced the shortlist for its $800 2017/18 Prize. The Prize’s theme, announced in 2017, is ID—meaning both “identity” and the psychoanalytic concept of the Id—and required “innovative short fiction that explores identity, especially (but not limited to) the themes of gender identity and sexuality.” This year, the shortlist comprises nine […]
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