Literature
The shortlist for the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing has been announced today (Wednesday 15 May) ? and among the five stories chosen are an unprecedented four Nigerian entries.
The Chair of judges, art historian and broadcaster, Gus Casely-Hayford said, ?The shortlist was selected from 96 entries from 16 African countries. They are all outstanding African stories that were drawn from an extraordinary body of high quality submissions.?
Gus described the shortlist saying, ?The five contrasting titles interrogate aspects of things that we might feel we know of Africa ? violence, religion, corruption, family, community ? but these are subjects that are deconstructed and beautifully remade. These are challenging, arresting, provocative stories of a continent and its descendants captured at a time of burgeoning change.?
The winner of the £10,000 prize is to be announced at a celebratory dinner at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, on Monday 8 July.
The 2013 shortlist comprises:
Elnathan John (Nigeria) ?Bayan Layi? from Per Contra, Issue 25 (USA, 2012)
Tope Folarin (Nigeria) ?Miracle? from Transition, Issue 109 (Bloomington, 2012)
Pede Hollist (Sierra Leone) ?Foreign Aid? from Journal of Progressive Human Services, Vol. 23.3 (Philadelphia, 2012)
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim (Nigeria) ?The Whispering Trees? from The Whispering Trees, published by Parrésia Publishers (Lagos, 2012)
Chinelo Okparanta (Nigeria) ?America? from Granta, Issue 118 (London, 2012).
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Literature
Caine Prize 2013: Four Nigerians make the shortlist
The shortlist for the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing has been announced today (Wednesday 15 May) ? and among the five stories chosen are an unprecedented four Nigerian entries.
The Chair of judges, art historian and broadcaster, Gus Casely-Hayford said, ?The shortlist was selected from 96 entries from 16 African countries. They are all outstanding African stories that were drawn from an extraordinary body of high quality submissions.?
Gus described the shortlist saying, ?The five contrasting titles interrogate aspects of things that we might feel we know of Africa ? violence, religion, corruption, family, community ? but these are subjects that are deconstructed and beautifully remade. These are challenging, arresting, provocative stories of a continent and its descendants captured at a time of burgeoning change.?
The winner of the £10,000 prize is to be announced at a celebratory dinner at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, on Monday 8 July.
The 2013 shortlist comprises:
Elnathan John (Nigeria) ?Bayan Layi? from Per Contra, Issue 25 (USA, 2012)
Tope Folarin (Nigeria) ?Miracle? from Transition, Issue 109 (Bloomington, 2012)
Pede Hollist (Sierra Leone) ?Foreign Aid? from Journal of Progressive Human Services, Vol. 23.3 (Philadelphia, 2012)
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim (Nigeria) ?The Whispering Trees? from The Whispering Trees, published by Parrésia Publishers (Lagos, 2012)
Chinelo Okparanta (Nigeria) ?America? from Granta, Issue 118 (London, 2012).
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