Our Programmes
More than just a prize — we invest in African writers year-round through live and online workshops, an annual anthology, and festivals that carry new work to the world.
MORE THAN JUST A PRIZE
A year-round programme of development for African writers.
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Live Workshop
An immersive in-person residency where winners, shortlisted and emerging writers develop new short fiction together over ten days of craft and community.
02
Online Workshop
Small group mentorship pairing African writers across with experienced editors to shape a story from draft to publication.
03
Annual Anthology
The shortlisted and workshop stories collected each year in print, published by us and distributed with partners across Africa and The African Books Collective in the UK and USA.
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Festivals
Readings, panels and events at literary festivals worldwide, bringing Caine Prize writers to new audiences on the page and the stage.
