How to Apply for Caine Prize for African Writing 2021 | £10,000 Cash Prize & Travel Award

Caine Prize for African Writing 2021: Applications are invited from suitably qualified writers for Caine Prize for African Writing. The application deadline for submission of entries is 31st January 2021. Continue reading to see more details.

The 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.

In addition to administering the Prize, they work to connect readers with African writers through a series of public events, as well as helping emerging writers in Africa to enter the world of mainstream publishing through the annual Caine Prize writers’ workshop which takes place in a different African country each year.

Caine Prize for African Writing Eligibility

• Unpublished work is not eligible for the Caine Prize.
• Submissions should be made by publishers only.
• Only fictional work is eligible.
• Only one story per author will be considered in any one year.
• Submissions should specify which African country the author comes from and the word count.
• We require 6 copies of the work in its originally published version.
• If the work is published in a book or journal, we would like to receive at least one copy of the book/journal and five photocopies; but particularly where several stories are submitted from one anthology we would like if possible to receive six copies of the book/journal itself.
• If the work is published online, we would like to receive six photocopies.

Please note that works which do not conform to the criteria will not be considered for the prize. Please do not waste your own time and postage by sending in material which is unsuitable. Works not eligible for entry include stories for children, factual writing, plays, biography, works shorter than 3000 words, and unpublished work. If you are not sure whether your work is eligible, please email us for advice on [email protected]

Caine Prize for African Writing Benefits

• Winning and shortlisted authors will be invited to participate in writers’ workshops in Africa, London and elsewhere as resources permit;
• There is a cash prize of £10,000 for the winning author and a travel award for each of the shortlisted candidates (up to five in all). The shortlisted candidates will also receive a Prize of £500;
• The winner is also invited to go to three literature festivals in Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria.

How to Enter Caine Prize for African Writing

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.

• If the work is published in a book or journal, we would like to receive at least one copy of the book/journal and five photocopies; but particularly where several stories are submitted from one anthology we would like if possible to receive six copies of the book/journal itself.
• If published in a magazine or journal we will accept one original copy plus five photocopies but would prefer six original copies.
• If the work is published online, we would like to receive six printed copies.
• Address and post the eligible submission to:

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

OFFICIAL LINK

Apply Before: Entry Closed.

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