Twenty Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing

Now entering its twentieth year, the Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa's leading literary prize, and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Caine Prize for African Writing - often referred to as the African Booker Prize - this collection showcases the winning short stories of African writers from the past 20 years and reflects the vast range of modern African experience. The writers include: Leila Aboulela (2000) , Helon Habila (2001) , Binyavanga Wainaina (2002) , Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (2003) , Brian Chikwava (2004) , Segun Afolabi (2005) , Mary Watson (2006) , Monica Arac de Nyeko (2007) , Henrietta Rose-Innes (2008) , EC Osondu (2009) , Olufemi Terry (2010) NoViolet Bulawayo (2011) , Rotimi Babatunde (2012) , Tope Folarin (2013) , Okwiri Oduor (2014) , Namwali Serpell (2015) , Lidudumalingani (2016) Bashra al-Fadil (2017) , Makena Onjerika (2018) . As Ben Okri said: "That's what the Caine Prize is about: celebrating the genius of human diversity. The idea is to enrich the world through its greater contact with Africa, and to enrich Africa through its greater contact with the world."