Work In Progress and other stories

Now in its tenth year, The Caine Prize presents another unmissable opportunity to tune into what is happening in African fiction. It is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. This edition collects the five 2009 shortlisted stories, along with 12 stories written at the Caine Prize Writers’ Workshop, which took place in Ghana in Spring 2009.

Shortlisted authors for the 2009 prize are:

• Mamle Kabu (Ghana), The End of Skill
• Parselelo Kantai (Kenya), You Wreck Her
• Alistair Morgan (South Africa), Icebergs
• EC Osondu (Nigeria), Waiting
• Mukoma wa Ngugi (Kenya), How Kamau wa Mwangi Escaped into Exile

Work in Progress (the title comes from one of the workshop stories) is now available - watch out for the winner to be announced in this July.

The four African winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Wole Soyinka, Nadine Gordimer, Naguib Mahfouz and John Coetzee are patrons of The Caine Prize.

Previous winners and entrants include Segun Afolabi, Leila Aboulela, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Brian Chikwava, Mary Watson, Binyavanga Wainaina and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor.

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NEWS AND EVENTS

Olufemi Terry Wins 11th Caine Prize for African Writing
Sierra Leone’s Olufemi Terry has won the 2010 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa’s leading literary award, for his short story, Stickfighting Days.

The Caine Prize for African Writing 2010 Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the 2010 Caine Prize for African Writing was announced Monday 26 April 2010.

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Book Launch: People First Economics and No-Nonsense Guide to Global Finance
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Ten Years of the Caine Prize Tour
The Caine Prize for African writing takes to the road for its 10 year anniversary. An exciting, seven date UK-wide tour supported by Arts Council England, features Caine Prize winners and short listed authors Brian Chikwava (winner 2004), Chika Unigwe (shortlisted 2004), Binyavanga Wainaina (winner 2002) and EC Osondu (winner 2009).

The winner of the Caine Prize 2009 – EC Osondu
The winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing 2009 is EC Osondu for Waiting, a compelling portrait of life in a modern African refugee camp.