2022 Caine Prize Winner

“Five Years Next Sunday” by Idza Luhumyo, published in anthology Disruption (Catalyst), won the 2022 Caine Prize for African Writing. The £10,000 prize “is awarded for a short story by an African writer published in English” and was announced during a ceremony on July 18, 2022 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK. Additionally, four shortlisted authors each received £500. Judges for 2022 were Elisa Diallo, Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane, Okey Ndibe (chair), Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane, Àsìkò Okelarin, and Angela Wachuka.

For more information, including the complete list of nominees, see the prize’s official website.

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