Sugarcane is proud to announce the Winner of the 2011 Cain Prize For African Writing is Zimbabwe’s NoViolet Bulawayo. Ms. Bulawayo won for her piece ” Hitting Budapest from the Boston Review ( read it here ) The Caine Prize for African Writing is named in memory of the late Sir Michael Caine, former Chairman of Booker plc. He was Chairman of Africa 95, and Chairman of the Booker Prize management committee for almost 25 years.
The first prize was awarded in 2000, at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair 2000 in Harare, and the 2001 Prize at the Nairobi Book Fair in September 2001 The winner is announced at a dinner in Oxford in July, to which the shortlisted candidates are all invited. This is part of a week of activities for the candidates, including bookreadings, booksignings and press opportunities.
