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The Caine Prize for African Writing

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We are delighted to announce the 2024 Judges for The Caine Prize for African Writing.✨ To read the full press release and judges’ bios, visit: #2024CainePrize #MeettheJudges

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

🗣️ Congratulations to @IrenosenOkojie winner of the 2020 AKO @CainePrize for African Writing for her story 'Grace Jones'!🙌🏿🎉📚

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@CainePrize

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And the winner of the 2019 Caine prize for African Writing is, Lesley Nneka Arimah!!!!

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@CainePrize

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We're delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing! You can read the shortlisted stories on our website. Congratulations to the talented authors @SugoErica @chemelumadu @JowhorIle @remythequill @IrenosenOkojie 🙌🏿📘📙

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With her story 'Five Years Next Sunday', Idza Luhumyo wins the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing! The 5th Kenyan Writer to win this prize, with her story about a young woman able to call rain with her hair. This story will be published in the forthcoming 2022 anthology!

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Congratulations to Makena Onjerika, Winner of the #CainePrize2018 for ‘Fanta Blackcurrant’ published by Wasafiri (2017). Chair of Judges, Dinaw Mengestu, praises its narrative as “haunting in its humour, sorrow and intimacy” #CainePrize2018

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@CainePrize

7 years

Congratulations to the 2017 Shortlist for The Caine Prize for African Writing! Read about the shortlist: #CainePrize

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@CainePrize

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We are absolutely delighted to announce the Shortlist for the 2021 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing! 🎉🙌🏿 Congratulations to all five of our shortlisted writers 📚 @dbaing01 @remythequill @meronhadero @TroyOnyango @wordsweaver Read the stories here:

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@CainePrize

7 years

Winner for 2017 Caine Prize of African Writing is Bushra al-Fadil for 'The Story of the Girl Whose Birds Flew Away':

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@CainePrize

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Lesley Nneka Aarimah wins 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing

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@CainePrize

2 years

📣Today we have the pleasure of announcing the shortlist for the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. Our shortlisted writers are: Joshua Chizoma Nana-Ama Danquah Hannah Giorgis Idza Luhumyo Billie McTernan Congratulations to all! #AKOCainePrize

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@CainePrize

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We are delighted to announce the shortlisted writers for the 2023 Caine Prize for African Writing. More details here:

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@CainePrize

3 years

🎉It is a pleasure to announce that Sarah Ozo-Irabor has been appointed Director of the AKO @CainePrize for African Writing!🎉 "I am excited to carry out the Prize’s work from this new position and increase visibility for writers of African descent" 👉🏿

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

2 years

Our amazing shortlist😍👏🏽

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@CainePrize

5 years

We love that the google doodle is celebrating Buchi Emecheta, she would have turned 75 today.

The incredible life of Buchi Emecheta, the celebrated British-Nigerian writer

Some call her ‘first successful black woman novelist living in Britain after 1948’

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

10 months

Our very own 2023 Caine Prize for African Writing winners @mame_bougouma and @woppa_diallo have been featured in The Guardian 🎗️📚 Congratulations to them once again!

Caine prize won by Woppa Diallo and Mame Bougouma Diene’s ‘visceral tale’

The Senegalese duo’s A Soul of Small Places draws on Diallo’s experiences of gender-based violence, set against a backdrop of African cosmology in which spirits and humans coexist

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@CainePrize

5 years

ANNOUNCED: We're delighted to share: 2019 Shortlist for The Caine Prize for African Writing: #CainePrize2019

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@CainePrize

4 years

Many congratulations to Innocent Chizaram Ilo - the youngest-ever winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa!! 📚🎉✍️🏿👑💫🌍

Commonwealth Foundation Creatives

@cwfcreatives

4 years

Congratulations to Innocent Chizaram Ilo, the regional winner for Africa of the 2020 #CWPrize ! Join us on 30 June for our award ceremony and the announcement of this year's overall winner. #storiestoconnectus

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@CainePrize

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Caine Prize for African Writing @mame_bougouma & @woppa_diallo for 'A Soul of Small Places' 📚🎗️

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@CainePrize

7 years

Caine Prize 2018 Judging Panel Announced "The Caine Prize for African Writing has announced the five judges for the 2018 Prize. Georgetown University’s nomination to the panel, Dinaw Mengestu, will serve as Chair of judges." Read here: #CainePrize2018

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@CainePrize

10 months

Today heralded the commencement of the 2023 Caine Prize events. We had the privilege of hosting our six shortlisted writers, in addition to agents and publishers who imparted their words of wisdom and counsel. The event marked the convergence of literary talent and the industry

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

9 months

Just a month ago, the Chair of the 2023 Caine Prize Judging Panel, Professor Fareda Banda, announced Mame Bougouma Diene and Woppa Diallo as the 24th winners of The Caine Prize for African Writing.✨

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@CainePrize

4 years

Congratulations to @IrenosenOkojie . For winning the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. #CainePrize

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

3 years

We are excited to announce that Meron Hadero has been awarded the 2021 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing! 📚 Our heartfelt thanks to the brilliant finalists 🎊🌟 Watch the award ceremony here:

2021 AKO Caine Prize Award Announcement Ceremony

We are excited to introduce you to the judges’ selected winner of the 2021 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing.This year we have enjoyed a truly wonderful se...

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

7 years

Sending a massive congratulations to @larimah on winning the Kirkus Prize for Fiction for 'What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky'!

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

🗣️ Delighted to announce that the AKO @CainePrize has launched a new pilot programme "to support and accompany African writers as they find their feet in the publishing industry" under the guidance of talented editor @VimbaiShire 🎉🙌🏿📚 Details here

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

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The day we have all waited for is finally here🎗️ & Today we find out who the winner of the 2023 Caine Prize for African Writing,📚

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

5 years

The 2019 shortlisted writers!

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

8 years

And the winner of the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing is @Lidudumalingani #CainePrize2016 !!!

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

11 months

We are shocked and deeply saddened by the news of the untimely passing of Gboyega Odubanjo. Our condolences go out to his family and friends at this difficult time.

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

🗣️ This year, in light of the coronavirus pandemic, we're moving to online submissions for the 2021 Prize edition. Please send your stories submissions for the AKO @CainePrize 2021 to *caineprizesubmissions @gmail .com*. Looking forward to reading your works! 🙌🏿📚

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@CainePrize

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🎉This is it! 🏆 On *Monday 27 July at 5pm BST* you are all invited to watch the 2020 AKO @CainePrize film and discover who has been awarded the 2020 prize, from a truly stellar shortlist! 💫 Tune in here for the premiere at 5pm BST!👇🏿 👉🏿

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@CainePrize

3 years

We are absolutely delighted to announce our panel of judges for the 2021 AKO @CainePrize for African Writing! @TrustAwt @NickMakoha @raziaiqbal @victorsozaboy @georginagodwin #AKOCainePrize #africanliterature #culture

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

10 months

⭐️MEET THE JUDGES - WARSAN SHIRE⭐️ "Warsan Shire is a Somali British writer and poet born in Nairobi and raised in London. She has written two chapbooks, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth and Her Blue Body..." Read Warsan's bio here:

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

5 years

Searching for your next read? Did you know 2019 Caine Prize winner Lesley Nneka Arimah has published a book of short stories? "What it Means When A Man Falls From the Sky". Just like her winning story "Skinned" this collection is exquisitely written and thought provoking.

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@CainePrize

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Happy Birthday to the father of African Literature and author of #ThingsFallApart , Chinua Achebe, born today in 1930

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@CainePrize

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The Trustees of the Caine Prize for African Writing are profoundly saddened to learn of the passing of Binyavanga Wainaina. Binyavanga was a fiercely talented writer, a brave activist, and a dearly beloved friend.

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

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We're so excited, we will be announcing the 2020 AKO Caine Prize shortlist tomorrow and can't wait to introduce the shortlisted writers to you, check in with us tomorrow to meet them! #2020shortlist

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@CainePrize

6 years

The Caine Prize for African Writing announces new Administrator – Dele Fatunla “I am honoured to be joining the Caine Prize, a wonderful and vital part of the ecosystem supporting African literature and cultural production in Africa and around the world.”

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@CainePrize

3 years

Thank you to @BBCAfrica for this item on the 2021 winner of the AKO @CainePrize , @meronhadero 🎉 #AKOCainePrize

AKO Caine Prize: Meron Hadero named first Ethiopian winner

Judges praised Meron Hadero's short story The Street Sweep which ends in a "clever twist".

www.bbc.co.uk

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@CainePrize

5 years

Good luck to each of the 2019 Caine Prize For African Writing shortlisted writers, the judges announce the winning story tonight! #CainePrize2019

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@CainePrize

5 years

Call for submissions! We are delighted to announce that the 2020 Caine Prize for African Writing is open for submissions. The £10,000 prize will be awarded for a story between 3000 and 10,000 words. Deadline January 31st 2020

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@CainePrize

6 years

Updated shortlist image — Congratulations to #CainePrize2018 shortlist writers: Nonyelum Ekwempu, Stacy Hardy, Olufunke Ogundimu, Makena Onjerika and Wole Talabi. Pls RT

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@CainePrize

10 months

Tonight we welcome our astounding, all female judging panel for the 2023 Caine Prize ✨

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

🎉 Announcement! 🎉 We are crowning this year's AKO @CainePrize winner on Monday 27 July. You are all invited!👇🏿📚 📽️

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@CainePrize

3 years

Congratulations to the winner of the 2021 AKO @CainePrize , @meronhadero !! 🌟

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

6 years

Seen the book cover for #CainePrize2018 anthology 'Redemption Song'? The cover was beautifully designed by Yves Honoré, who is based in Rwanda. Tell us what you think of the design!

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

👉🏿Barack Obama's memoirs release date: 17 November 👉🏿The National Book Award winner announcement: 18 November 👉🏿The Booker Prize winner announcement: 19 November What an exciting agenda! 🌟 Best of luck to all and especially to @britrbennett @efie41209591 @MaazaMengiste

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@CainePrize

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📣📣 Calling African writers! Submissions for the 2021 @GraywolfPress African Fiction Prize open tomorrow, and will be open 1-31st August 2021! Find details below ⬇️

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

2 years

Submissions for the 2023 AKO @CainePrize are now OPEN! 🎉 We cannot wait to read your stories👓📚 Publishers - head to our website below to submit stories for the Prize ⬇️ Writers - the very best of luck to you! 🌟

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@CainePrize

9 months

A visual journey through our incredible award ceremony. These photos capture the essence of a night filled with storytelling, culture, and recognition. 🌟 #TheCainePrizeforAfricanWriting

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

7 years

REVEALED: #CainePrize 2017 Anthology cover design! 'The Goddess of Mtwara' is @Es_Taa 's story written at this year's workshop in Tanzania ☀️

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@CainePrize

3 years

Our congratulations to @DiopBoris and @kwamedawes , finalists for the 2022 Neustadt International Prize for Literature! 🎉📚 Read more in this wonderful article by @brittlepaper 👇🏿👇🏿

Boubacar Boris Diop and Kwame Dawes are Finalists for the 2022 Neustadt International Prize for...

Senegalese novelist Boubacar Boris Diop and Ghanaian-American poet Kwame Dawes are among the ten finalists announced for the 2022 Neustadt International Prize for Literature for their works Murambi:...

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

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Yes! 🗣️ The 2021 @cwwriters Short Story Prize is now open for entries to citizens of all Commonwealth countries. Submissions accepted in 11 languages! Submissions can be made until 1 November 2020 (11.59 pm). Free to enter. Submit now💫 More info here 👇🏿

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

8 years

It's finally here! We're very pleased to share our 2016 shortlist

The Shortlist — The Caine Prize for African Writing

www.caineprize.com

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@CainePrize

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2020 AKO Caine Prize Judges Announcement! We are delighted to announce our 2020 judges, Chair of judges panel @KennethTharp and @BBC_AudreyB , @vauxhallgabriel , Ebissé Wakjira-Rouw and @jamesmurua

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@CainePrize

8 years

A choked up @Lidudumalingani accepts his Caine Prize for African Writing 2016! Congratulations!

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@CainePrize

3 years

📢 We’ve received all of our submissions, and we’re getting ready to announce our judging panel for the 2021 AKO @CainePrize for African Writing. We're so excited to share this with you in the coming weeks! 📚👏🏿 #AKOCainePrize #Culture #AfricanLitNow

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@CainePrize

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Cheers to a night filled with literary brilliance! 🥂To all our wonderful guests, thank you for being part of a celebration that honours the richness of African literature. Your presence made it truly special! 🎉🌍📚 #CainePrizeMoments #TheCainePrizeforAfricanWriting

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@CainePrize

4 years

BBC readings continue! Listen to an extract of 'The Neighbourhood Watch' by Rwandan-born Namibian writer and 2020 AKO Caine Prize nominee @remythequill on @bbcworldservice @BBCAfrica #FocusOnAfrica

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@CainePrize

6 years

Mark your diaries. Set your alarms. Turn on your notifications. Tomorrow morning at 10.30am (UK time) the #CainePrize2018 shortlist will be announced!

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

7 years

The 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing receives 148 eligible entries from 22 African countries. Read more here:

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@CainePrize

6 years

ANNOUNCEMENT: Caine Prize 2019 Judging Panel Announced 💥 Judges are @KimaniPete @Sefi_Atta @MargieOrford @olufemiterry & Scott Taylor. The judges' decision will be of particular significance as the prize marks 20 years in 2019. #CainePrize2019

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@CainePrize

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Congratulations to Momtaza Mehri ( @RuffneckRefugee ) , Theresa Lola ( @theresa_lola ) & Hiwot Adilow ( @hiwotadilow ) on winning the 6th Brunel International African Poetry Prize! The first in @AfricanPoetryPz 's history to award the prize to three poets. Read:

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

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What a remarkable evening it was at the House of St.Barnabas listening to some powerful writers from @writersmosaic and our incredible shortlisted writers for Caine Prize 2023 🌟.Thank you to all who joined us in celebrating the rich tapestry of African literature #cainprize2023

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@CainePrize

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Tsitsi Dangarembga @efie41209591 spoke to @nytimes about her writing, story and beliefs. Stunning words from the author of "This Mournable Body”, shortlisted for the this year's Booker Prize. *J-3* until the winner announcement... stay tuned! & read on 👇🏿

After a Writing Break, She Returned as a Booker Finalist (Published 2020)

Tsitsi Dangarembga’s debut novel, “Nervous Conditions,” made her part of the African literary canon. Decades later, “This Mournable Body” has made her a contender for one of the world’s top book...

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@CainePrize

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In a new documentary for the BBC, Nigerian-British historian and filmmaker @DavidOlusoga looks into the rise of African literature and its relevance on the world stage today. Available on @BBCiPlayer and read more info on @brittlepaper

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@CainePrize

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Introduction time! 🪄What a brilliant call with the AKO @CainePrize writers - we talked about stories, music & the exciting months to come... 🎶 Stay tuned as we are planning a series of online events for this year's very special Prize... 📚✍️🏿🎙️

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@CainePrize

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. @IrenosenOkojie Wins the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing | @brittlepaper "Irenosen’s win comes as no surprise. She is an accomplished writer whose books have won awards and received considerable critical attention."

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@CainePrize

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Fantastic news! 🗣️ @ChimamandaNgoz3 voted @WomensPrize winner of winners! “We do need to celebrate excellence, we need to celebrate imagination, we need to celebrate women’s voices and diverse voices from all over the world” @katemosse via @alisonflood 👇🏿💃🏿

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@CainePrize

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Happy New Week! Some exciting news from The Caine Prize for African Writing. As always, thank you for being part of our Caine Prize community. We look forward to receiving your submissions in the new year! 📚✨ #CainePrize #AfricanWriting #SubmissionSeason #ExcitingChanges

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@CainePrize

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The AKO @CainePrize offers its warmest congratulations to Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature 🏆📚

The Nobel Prize

@NobelPrize

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BREAKING NEWS: The 2021 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.”

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Some noise for @colsonwhitehead 👑! Huge congratulations for winning (again) the @PulitzerPrizes for fiction for 'The Nickel Boys'. A literary achievement telling the abuse of black boys at a juvenile reform school in Florida. Undoubtedly an important read.

Colson Whitehead: Author wins Pulitzer Prize for a second time

Colson Whitehead wins the fiction prize three years after winning for The Underground Railroad.

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@CainePrize

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Check out 'The Dragonfly Sea' forthcoming second novel by Yvonne Owuor, winner of 2003 Caine Prize, on @brittlepaper . We can't wait to read the novel!

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@CainePrize

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CALL to Submit! There are only 18 days left to enter your published short stories for The Caine Prize for African Writing 2020. See how to enter on our website.

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@CainePrize

3 years

This evening, we're celebrating Tsitsi Dangarembga's being awarded the 2020 PEN Pinter Prize. Congratulations @efie41209591 👏🏿🌟 Read more on @brittlepaper here 👇🏿

Tsitsi Dangaremgba Awarded 2021 PEN Pinter Prize

Zimbabwean novelist and activist Tsitsi Dangaremgba has been awarded the 2021 PEN Pinter Prize. She is the second African to earn this honor following Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 2018. Awarded in...

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@CainePrize

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👉🏿Writer @IrenosenOkojie has won the AKO @CainePrize for a story about a Grace Jones impersonator. via @lithub

Irenosen Okojie has won the Caine Prize for a story about a Grace Jones impersonator.

Irenosen Okojie, a Nigerian-British author, is this year’s winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story “Grace Jones.” The story, which appears in her 2019 co…

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@CainePrize

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We will be announcing the 2021 Shortlist for the AKO Caine Prize for African writing NEXT WEEK! 🙌🏿 Stay tuned on our social media pages for more updates 🗣️📣 #AKOCainePrize #AfricanLiterature #Culture

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"Mother made me a collector of memories…" Joshua Chizoma, ‘Collector of Memories’

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@CainePrize

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Lidudumalingani wins seventeenth Caine Prize with "multi-layered, gracefully narrated story"

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Winner of 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing is announced #CainePrize2017

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@CainePrize

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"I was working illegally in a job I was terrible at, living on the floors of my friends’ houses, moving in and out every week or so. Before that I remember thinking I couldn’t ever be a real writer or at least not for long." Read @efemiachela 's piece here:

An Unexpected Prize - by Efemia Chela — The Caine Prize for African Writing

I was 22 when I got nominated for the 2014 Caine Prize for African Writing. I was working illegally in a job I was terrible at, living on the floors of my friends’ houses, moving in and out every...

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@CainePrize

4 years

NEWS 📘🎉 The 2020 AKO Caine Prize shortlist will be announced the week commencing 18 May. Stay tuned!

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

This year, our judges met virtually to determine the 2020 AKO Caine Prize shortlist. What a rich and constructive conversation it was! Thanks again to all the writers who submitted their brilliant stories. Stay tuned! The shortlist will be revealed next week 🎉🌍📘🙌🏿📙

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

6 years

Writers! Our friends @cwwriters want to hear from YOU! Submit your short fiction for the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by 1 November 2018. Before submitting, head to the site for the entry criteria to ensure your work is eligible – also, it's FREE to enter #cwprize

Commonwealth Foundation Creatives

@cwfcreatives

6 years

The 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is open for submissions. Submit your story at #CWprize #Writing #Competition

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

If you haven't done so yet, this is the perfect time to listen back to this year's AKO @CainePrize 's winner, @IrenosenOkojie , who spoke on @lithubradio about her writing & the process behind her winning 'Grace Jones' Enjoy 👇🏿💃🏿💫 #ThrowbackThursday

Irenosen Okojie on Daring to Be Audacious With Fiction

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 richn…

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

2 years

🎊 TONIGHT 🎊 We celebrate the AKO Caine Prize finalists and award the winning prize in a ceremony where literature and fashion will joyfully collaborate. Invited guests will join us at the @V_and_A to toast our 2022 finalists and winning writer. #AKOCainePrize2022

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

9 years

And the winner is Namwali Serpell !! Congratulations !! #CainePrize15 http://t.co/2Fnw8TgNHw

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

5 years

Caine Prize Vice President Ben Okri

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

We received a record-breaking number of entries for this year's @CainePrize ! 📘📙Many thanks to all the writers who submitted their stories 🎉🌍 #Culture #AKOCainePrize #Africa

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

#Wednesdayflashback : forever an icon, a dear friend and a magnificent voice. Binyavanga Wainaina won the @caineprize in 2002 with ‘Discovering Home’. He set up the lit mag Kwani? to publish work by new Kenyan writers and a defender of gay rights. <3

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

7 years

“When you are writing a novel, you are always taking part in a discussion about society. Even if you are talking about flowers or snow, it’s a kind of engagement. ” #CainePrize2018 Judge @amabanckou in an interview last year w/ @worldlittoday . Read here:

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

Calling all the literary lovers who want to escape for a moment, you can read many of the winning AKO Caine Prize stories here, including @namwalien , @HenriettaRI and @topefolarin

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

5 years

Dr. Delia Jarrett-Macauley has stepped down as Chair of @CainePrize succeeded by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE @epwa66

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

Saturday flashback read with @garyyounge 's piece on African women writers. Brilliant book references if you haven't already read them, too!

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

8 years

South Africa's @Lidudumalingani wins seventeenth Caine Prize for African Writing

Lidudumalingani wins seventeenth Caine Prize for African Writing — The Caine Prize for African...

For Immediate Release Monday, 4 July 2016 Lidudumalingani has won the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa’s leading literary award, for his short story entitled 'Memories We...

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

1 year

📣(1/3) The Caine Prize for African Writing announces new Trustee - Bukola Akinyemi, Head of Group Finance at A2Dominion. #Caineprize #CainePrize2023 #LiteraryPrize #BukolaAkinyemi Read Bukola's bio on our website:

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

11 months

📣IG LIVE SERIES ALERT📣 We are gearing up for what promises to be an exciting award ceremony on October 2nd 2023! In the lead-up, The Caine Prize Shortlisted Writers will be joining @royalafricasoc 's Desta Haile for a five-part series! Stay tuned!

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

3 years

Heartfelt congrats & support to continental mags shaping the African & global cultural map @Lolwe_ @doeklitmag @downriverroadke @IseleMagazine @imbizajournal & more🙌🏿🎉 @remythequill @TroyOnyango @BlueBirdTail @jamesmurua @CainePrize via @Lattif @nytimes

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

Good news👇🏿 @BoroughPress has commissioned a collection of non-fiction exploring Nigeria, including contributions from prominent African authors & friends of the @CainePrize @ayobamiadebayo @helonhabila @ChimamandaReal @BeeBabs & @IrenosenOkojie

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The Caine Prize for African Writing

@CainePrize

4 years

Less than a week to go until we announce the 2020 AKO Caine Prize shortlist! Check how much you know about us in #Literandra "Stats and Facts" blog, find out facts like, which 8 countries have produced the winners to date- tell us what surprised you most!

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