Five authors shortlisted for prestigious Caine Prize

Five authors have been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious AKO Caine Prize for African Writing:

  • Joshua Chizoma from Nigeria for Collector of Memories

  • Nana-Ama Danquah from Ghana for When a Man Loves a Woman

  • Hannah Giorgis from Ethiopia for A Double-Edged Inheritance

  • Idza Luhumyo from Kenya for Five Years Next Sunday

  • Billie McTernan from Ghana for The Labadi Sunshine Bar.

“The 2022 entries represented a staggering feast. It was a testament to the vibrancy, variety and splendour of creative talent among writers of African descent,” said chair of the judges Okey Ndibe, a Nigerian author and award-winning journalist.

The organisers also said one publisher stood out amongst the 2022 shortlist: independent, US-based Akashic Books, which published three of the shortlisted stories.

Each shortlisted writer receives £500 ($630) and the winner, to be announced at a ceremony held at the V&A Museum in London on Monday 18 July, will receive a £10,000 prize.

This article originally appeared in BBC News

Photo: Caine Prize

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