Caine Prize

Caine Prize

The Caine Prize for African Writing is awarded annually to an African short story writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. The £10,000 prize was founded in England in 2000 and it was named in memory of the late Sir Michael Harris 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 prize is sometimes called the African Booker.

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 bookreadings, booksignings and press opportunities.

The Prize is planning to expand, thanks to generous sponsorship, and has set writers' workshops in Africa, two of which have taken place in South Africa to date.

In its first year the Prize attracted entries from 20 African countries.

The Prize has been supported by friends of Sir Michael Caine in the UK, USA and Africa, the Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, the Zochonis Foundation, the Marit & Hans Rausing Foundation, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, the Headley Trust, the Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust, the David Alliance Family Foundation, the Cairns Charitable Trust, the Botwinick-Wolfensohn Family Foundation, the Sunrise Foundation, the Von Clemm Charitable Trust, the Royal Over-Seas League, Sarova Hotels, Bata Shoes (Kenya) Ltd and (Zimbabwe) Ltd and Kenya Airways.

The Caine prize is supported by the four African winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature acting as patrons: Wole Soyinka, Nadine Gordimer, Naguib Mahfouz and J. M. Coetzee. Sir Michael's wife, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne is President of the council and Jonathan Taylor is the Chairman.

Winners

* Henrietta Rose-Innes (2008), for "Poison" [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7494167.stm “South African wins top book prize”, "BBC News"] , 7 July 2008]
* Monica Arac de Nyeko (2007), for "Jambula Tree" [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6285252.stm "Taboo" story takes African prize ", BBC News, July 10, 2007] ]
* Mary Watson (2006), for "Jungfrau" [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5166674.stm "SA literary prize winner's joy", BBC News, July 11, 2006] ]
* S. A. Afolabi (2005), for "Monday Morning" [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/africabeyond/africanarts/news/17908.shtml "The Caine Prize 2005", BBC website] ]
* Brian Chikwava (2004), for "Seventh Street Alchemy" [ [http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,1265335,00.html "Caine prize winner announced", The Guardian, July 20, 2004] ]
* Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (2003), for "Weight of Whispers"
* Binyavanga Wainaina (2002), for "Discovering Home"
* Helon Habila (2001), for "Love Poems"
* Leila Aboulela (2000), for "The Museum"

Notes

External links

* [http://www.caineprize.com/ Official website]


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