AND THE WINNER IS… ROTIMI BABATUNDE
Described as Africa’s leading literary award, the 2012 Caine Prize for African Writing has been awarded to Nigerian Rotimi Babatunde for his short story entitled Bombay’s Republic published in the...
View ArticleMy Caine Prize story by Tolu Ogunlesi
I first heard about the Caine Prize in 2001, when Nigerian journalist Helon Habila won it. It was only in its second year; the debut prize awarded to Sudanese Leila Aboulela in 2000. I remember the...
View ArticleThe democratization of literature and literary debate in Africa | eFrika
by Samuel Kolawole When the 13th Caine Prize for African Writing known as the “African Booker” was announced, four of the five writers shortlisted for the prize were Nigerians. The announcement was...
View ArticleWhy Tope Folarin Is A Surprising But Perfect Pick For The Caine Prize |...
Caine Prize Shortlistees in London for the award. Left to Right: Elnathan John, Abubakar Ibrahim, Chinelo Okparanta, Tope Folarin, Pede Hollist. I was doing some blog work late last night and hanging...
View Article
