The Writing Life

AKO Caine Prize for African Writing: Readings and Panel Discussion


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This is episode features a panel discussion with the AKO Caine Prize 2022 shortlisted writers - celebrating the ‘vibrancy, variety and splendour of creative talent among writers of African descent’ - so says, 2022 Chair of judges, Okey Ndibe.
The panel was hosted here at Dragon Hall by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ [pictured] in July and we were delighted to welcome:
Joshua Chizoma from Nigeria author of Collector of Memories
Nana-Ama Danquah from Ghana author of When a Man Loves a Woman
Hannah Giorgis from Ethiopia author of A Double-Edged Inheritance
Idza Luhumyo from Kenya author of Five Years Next Sunday
and Billie McTernan from Ghana author of The Labadi Sunshine Bar 
The annual AKO Caine Prize aims to bring African writing to a wider audience, popularising short fiction from authors on the continent and the diaspora. Launched in 2000, the prize is awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English.
As a live event, some of the sound quality is occasionally lower, but 99% of it is fine, so please persevere through those few moments as this conversation is well worth your time.
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