Caineprize — Submissions — The Caine Prize for African Writing
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About this call
The Caine Prize for African Writing is presented in the available materials as a short-story award open to writers of African origin, with submissions requested through an entry dated 25 January 2027. The source material does not name the organising body, and its descriptive excerpt, which refers to poetry, fiction, and essay and to direct funding, institutional recognition, and project resources, does not align cleanly with a short-story prize. That discrepancy should be read with caution rather than resolved by assumption. What the entry specifies is comparatively precise. Applicants are asked to supply a short story published within the eligibility window, the author's African country of origin, the story's word count, and the author's consent. No prize amount, fee structure, or detailed guidelines have been confirmed. The materials do not describe the jury, the curatorial rationale, or the form the award's recognition takes, and no information on what successful entrants receive has been verified. Given these gaps, the responsible reading is that the call's firm content is its eligibility frame and its deadline. Prospective entrants are advised to confirm the organiser, the full terms, and any financial or institutional terms directly from the official submission page before preparing an application.
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