APPLY: 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing (£10,000 Prize and travel award)
The Prize is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. Indicative length is between 3000 and 10,000 words.
The Caine Prize is named in celebration of the late Sir Michael Caine, former Chairman of Booker plc, who was Chairman of the ‘Africa 95’ arts festival in Europe and Africa in 1995 and for nearly 25 years Chairman of the Booker Prize management committee.
Shortly before he died, Sir Michael Caine was working on the idea of a prize to encourage the growing recognition of the worth of African writing in English, its richness and diversity, by bringing it to a wider audience. His friends and colleagues decided to carry this idea forward and establish a prize of £10,000 to be awarded annually in his memory.
WORTH
- Cash prize of £10,000 for the winning author and a travel award for each of the short-listed candidates (up to five in all).
- Short-listed candidates will also receive a Prize of £500.
- Winning and short-listed authors will be invited to participate in writers’ workshops in Africa, London and elsewhere as resources permit.
ELIGIBILITY
- Writers must be from anywhere in Africa
- Must have work published in English
- Work must focus on story, reflecting the contemporary development of the African story-telling tradition
DEADLINE: 31st January, 2016
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