The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of African writing by bringing it to a wider audience internationally. The focus on the short story reflects the contemporary development of the African story-telling tradition. In this limited series, listen to all five 2020 Caine Prize finalists as they conduct self-interviews and read an excerpt from their nominated stories.