Tag: Caine Prize Workshop

  • Caine Prize Workshop 2016 in Zambia concludes

    Caine Prize Workshop 2016 in Zambia concludes

    The annual Caine Prize Workshop ended yesterday at the Chaminuka Lodge near Lusaka, Zambia. The participants included previous winners of the Caine Prize, those shortlisted as well as some who would be considered future stars. The writers at the workshop included 2015 Caine Prize winner, Namwali Serpell (Zambia), 2014 winner Okwiri Oduor (Kenya), 2013 winner…

  • Images from the Caine Prize Workshop 2015 in Ghana

    Images from the Caine Prize Workshop 2015 in Ghana

    The Caine Prize workshop gives aspiring writers two weeks to create and finish a story under the guidance of experienced writers and occurs in a different African country every year. This year the workshop was in Elmina, Ghana in April and was facilitated by first Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela and Zukiswa Wanner. Elmina is…

  • Images from the Caine Prize Zimbabwe Workshop 2014

    Images from the Caine Prize Zimbabwe Workshop 2014

    A few weeks ago the Caine Prize hosted one of its annual workshops in Zimbabwe with some of the leading African writers in attendance. They included South African 2008 winner Henrietta Rose-Innes and a host of short-listed ones like Lawrence Hoba, Abubakar Ibrahim (2013) Elnathan John (2013), and Chinelo Okparanta (2013). Rounding off the participants…