WHO WE ARE
About the prize
Since 2000, the Caine Prize has stood at the centre of African literature — celebrating the short story as a form, and the writers who are reshaping how the world reads the continent.
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The Caine Prize for African Writing is the foremost international literary prize for a short story by an African author.
For more than two decades the Caine Prize has discovered and championed writers from across the continent and its diaspora — bringing bold, original short stories to readers around the world, and opening doors that last a lifetime.
PURPOSE
To celebrate and reward the finest short fiction by African writers, and to carry their work to the widest possible readership.
VISION
To celebrate and reward the finest short fiction by African writers, and to carry their work to the widest possible readership.
MISSION
To celebrate and reward the finest short fiction by African writers, and to carry their work to the widest possible readership.
ON AFRICAN WRITING
“African writing belongs at the centre of world literature — never at its margins.”
THE CAINE PRIZE
IMPACT
£10K
Awarded to the winning writer each year, plus £500 to every shortlisted author.
300+
Writers published and championed across twenty-five years of the Prize.
6
Alumni have gone on to publish debut novels shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Our Team
Monet Goode
FounderWith a vision for building something meaningful, our founder brings a blend of big-picture thinking and hands-on experience. They set the tone for everything we do.
Monet Goode
FounderWith a vision for building something meaningful, our founder brings a blend of big-picture thinking and hands-on experience. They set the tone for everything we do.
Monet Goode
FounderWith a vision for building something meaningful, our founder brings a blend of big-picture thinking and hands-on experience. They set the tone for everything we do.
Monet Goode
FounderWith a vision for building something meaningful, our founder brings a blend of big-picture thinking and hands-on experience. They set the tone for everything we do.
Our Board
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PATRONS & AMBASSADORS
In Our Corner
Distinguished writers and thinkers who lend their voice and reputation to the Prize.
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Our Board
2000
The first Caine Prize is awarded, named in memory of Sir Michael Caine, and quickly becomes Africa's leading literary award.
2003
The annual writers' workshop begins, extending the Prize into year-round development and the first Caine Prize anthology.
2015
Lusaka Punk and Other Stories marks fifteen years of shortlisted writing from across the continent.
2025
Twenty-five years on, the Prize celebrates a quarter-century of amplifying African writers and their stories.
HISTORY OF THE PRIZE
A Short History
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Amplifying African writers and their stories — the foremost international prize for the African short story.