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The Caine Prize for African Writing | The Winners | The Rules
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The Caine Prize for African Writing is named in memory of the late Sir Michael Caine, former Chairman of Booker plc. He was Chairman of Africa 95, and Chairman of the Booker Prize management committee for almost 25 years.
The first prize was awarded in 2000, at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair 2000 in Harare, and the 2001 Prize at the Nairobi Book Fair in September 2001 The winner is announced at a dinner in Oxford in July, to which the shortlisted candidates are all invited. This is part of a week of activities for the candidates, including book readings, book signings and press opportunities.
The Prize is planning to expand, thanks to generous sponsorship, and will be setting up writers' workshops in Africa and London. Further details will be available in due course.
In its first year the Prize attracted entries from 20 African countries. The Caine Prize is awarded to a work (a short story) by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. (Please refer to the rules for further details about criteria for entry).
The three African winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Wole Soyinka, Nadine Gordimer and Naguib Mahfouz, are Patrons of The Caine Prize. Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne is President of the Council and Jonathan Taylor is the Chairman.
The shortlisted stories from 2000
have been published in a collection called Tenderfoots
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Out of Print,
by M&G Publishing
The Caine Prize for African Writing
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