We’re dedicating this edition of The Spark to the newest Caine Prize winner, Idza Luhumyo. Idza’s story, “Five Years Next Sunday,” was named the winner of this year’s Caine Prize for African Writing. The award is given to “a short story by an African writer published in English […] The winner is awarded a cash prize of £10,000, and the other four shortlisted writers will receive £500 each.”
We are proud to have published Idza’s award-winning story in our release, Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa, co-published with Short Story Day Africa.
Congratulations to Idza, and all of the shortlisted authors!
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