Caine prize won by Woppa Diallo and Mame Bougouma Diene’s ‘visceral tale’
The Senegalese duo’s A Soul of Small Places draws on Diallo’s experiences of gender-based violence, set against a backdrop of African cosmology in which spirits and humans coexist
July 2022
Caine prize goes to ‘incandescent’ short story by Idza Luhumyo
Five Years Next Sunday, about an ostracised girl who ‘holds the fate of her community in her hair’, wins £10,000 award for African writing in English
July 2020
Irenosen Okojie wins the Caine prize for 'stunning' short story Grace Jones
Nigerian-British author says £10,000 award for African writing has instilled her with confidence as a black and female experimental writer
July 2016
£10,000 Caine prize for African writing goes to Lidudumalingani
South African author’s story of a sister’s struggle to protect her mentally ill sibling praised by judges as ‘multi-layered and gracefully narrated’
May 2016
Nigerian author Tope Folarin in running for second Caine prize
The 2016 shortlist for the African short story award also features writers from Somalia, Zimbabwe and South Africa
July 2015
When life is a competition, we all lose
Chibundu Onuzo
Caine prize goes to Zambian Namwali Serpell
Caine prize for African writing: inspirations
Guardian Africa network
Sci-fi, creative writing and wizards – Africa's best authors discuss modern literature
June 2015
This House Is Not for Sale by EC Osondu review – bad luck in Lagos
The Caine prize winner’s debut novel follows a group of characters struggling to survive in the city
July 2014
Guardian Africa network
Okwiri Oduor wins 2014 Caine Prize for African writing
Described as "Joycean in its reach," Kenyan author's short story My Father's Head is named winner of £10,000 award
May 2014
Guardian Africa network
Caine Prize for African writing: the five shortlisted stories for 2014
Brittle Paper gives a run-down of the contenders for this year's 'African Booker' prize. The winner is announced in July
April 2014
Guardian Africa network
Caine Prize shortlist showcases 'golden age' for the African short story
Finalists for the prestigious award for African writing in English hailed for stories 'as diverse as they are entertaining'
July 2013
Caine prize won by Tope Folarin's 'utterly compelling' short story
The Caine prize for African writing shortlist – in pictures
June 2013
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo – review
NoViolet Bulawayo has extended her Caine prize-winning short story about a Zimbabwean girl coming of age in the US into a novel. But has the prize created an African aesthetic of suffering? asks Helon Habila
April 2013
The Guardian Books podcast
Guardian Books podcast: Political fiction
Jackie Kay pays tribute to the late Chinua Achebe, and Mohsin Hamid and Jim Crace join us to talk about their new political novels
July 2012
Rotimi Babatunde wins Caine prize for African writing
Nigerian's short story focuses on an African soldier fighting in Burma during the second world war
May 2012
'African Booker' shortlist offers an alternative view of continent
Caine prize judges wade through 'a lot of uninspired prose' to list five stories that 'enlarge our concept of Africa'
November 2011
The Guardian Books podcast
Guardian Books podcast: Africa and post-post-colonialism
We explore a new generation of writing from the continent with Binyavanga Wainaina and Brian Chikwava
