Date: Wednesday 13th July, 1-5pm,
Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
In collaboration with the Centre of African Studies, the Institute of English Studies and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and the Caine Prize.
The Caine Prize is awarded every year to a short story in English by an African writer. The Prize is now in its 12th year, and previous winners include Binyavanga Wainaina and Brian Chikwava. At this event, the Caine Prize shortlisted writers will be joined by expert commentators in a seminar on African writing.
Caine Prize shortlisted writers are:
· NoViolet Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) ‘Hitting Budapest’ from ‘The Boston Review’ Vol 35, no. 6 – Nov/Dec 2010
· Beatrice Lamwaka (Uganda) ‘Butterfly dreams’ from ‘Butterfly Dreams and Other New Short Stories from Uganda’ published by Critical, Cultural and Communications Press, Nottingham, 2010
· Tim Keegan (South Africa) ‘What Molly Knew’ from ‘Bad Company’ published by Pan Macmillan SA, 2008
· Lauri Kubuitsile (Botswana) ‘In the spirit of McPhineas Lata’ from ‘The Bed Book of Short Stories’ published by Modjaji Books, SA, 2010
· David Medalie (South Africa) ‘The Mistress’s Dog’ from ‘The Mistress’s Dog: Short stories 1996-2010’ published by Picador Africa, 2010
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