Caine Prize

Critically acclaimed author Irenosen Okojie has won the AKO Caine prize for African writing, crediting her win with giving her "extra confidence" as a black, female experimental writer who has felt she was "operating on the fringes".  Read more

As the Caine Prize contenders visit the UK in advance of the announcement of the winner next week, chair of the judges Dr Peter Kimani discusses what the prize has meant to African writing  Read more

Honored for a short story that ‘leaves the reader full of sympathy and wonder at the plight of its protagonists,' the Cape Town-based writer is interested in seeing that we ‘not try to lie to ourselves.'

The Caine Prize for African Writing is a registered charity whose aim is to bring African writing to a wider audience using our annual literary award.  Read more

Kenya's Okwiri Oduor won the 2014 Caine Prize for African Writing, often described as Africa's leading literary award, for her short story "My Father's Head" from Feast, Famine and Potluck (Short Story Day Africa), South Africa, 2013).  Read more