Meron Hadero has emerged as the first Ethiopian author to win the prestigious AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. “I’m absolutely thrilled, I’m in shock – being shortlisted in itself was a huge honour,” she told the BBC. “The Street…
2021 Caine Prize announces shortlist of 5
The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing has announced a shortlist of five stories for the 2021 edition. The 2021 shortlisted stories, which the organisers of the prize described as being of “impressive craft and intelligent language” are ‘Lucky’ by…
Nigeria’s Arimah, Okafor make Caine Prize 2019 shortlist
The Caine Prize for African Writing has released the shortlist of five for this year’s edition to include two Nigerians, a Cameroonian, Ethiopian and Kenyan. The Nigerians, Lesley Nneka Arimah and Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor, got on the list respectively for…