UpcomingCompetition/PrizeAfrica
The Caine Prize for African Writing
The Caine Prize for African Writing (AKO Caine Prize)
- Amount or benefit
- Not stated by funder
- Deadline
- 31 Jan 2027105 days left2027 submissions open Monday 21 November 2026 (00:01 GMT) and close Friday 31 January 2027 (12:00 GMT); shortlist Aug 2027
- Who can apply
- Published short stories (3,000–10,000 words) by African writers aged over 18, submitted by a publisher or independent third-party institution (journals, magazines, anthologies, literary websites); for 2027, work published between 27 February 2022 and 27 February 2026. Self-published and unpublished work is not eligible.
- Location rule
- African writers (Nigeria eligible); entered by publishers worldwide
- Applicant type
- Individual, Business
- Stage
- Not applicable
- Sectors
- Arts, culture & mediaCreative industries
- Notes
- Prize money is not stated on the submissions page. Authors cannot enter their own stories.