Caine Prize Shortlist Announced

The shortlist of the Caine Prize for African Writing has been announced. The finalists are:

• Doreen Baingana (Uganda) for “Tropical Fish.” (This story is part of her excellent debut collection, which I hope to feature on Moorishgirl very soon.)
• Jamal Mahjoub (Sudan) for “The Obituary Tangle.”
• SA Afolabi (Nigeria) for “Monday Morning.”
• Ike Okonta (Nigeria) for “Tindi in the Land of the Dead.”
• Mutual Naidoo (South Africa) with “Jailbirds.”

The Guardian has further details about the finalists. I’m a little disappointed that North Africa is left out of the running (yet again) but still delighted by the choices.