The 2020 AKO CAINE Prize for African Writing

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Association

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Area

Africa

Host Country

South Africa

Deadline

31 Jan 2021

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Competitions

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

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 richness and diversity of African writing by bringing it to a wider audience internationally. The focus on the short story reflects the contemporary development of the African story-telling tradition.

Winning and short-listed authors will be invited to participate in writers’ workshops in Africa, London and elsewhere as resources permit. There is a cash prize of EUR 10,000 for the winning author and a travel award for each of the short-listed candidates (up to five in all). The shortlisted candidates will also receive a Prize of EUR 500.

There is no application form. To apply please send six original published copies of the work for consideration to the Caine Prize office including a letter from the publisher.

Address and post the eligible submission to:

The Caine Prize for African Writing
51 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1RU

For more information, please visit the official web page.