Makena Onjerika Awarded 2018 Caine Prize, Is 4th Kenyan Winner

Kenya’s Makena Onjerika has won the 2018 Caine Prize for her short story “Fanta Blackcurrant,” published in Wasafiri in 2017, making her the fourth writer from her country to do so—following wins by Binyavanga Wainaina in 2002, Yvonne Owuor in 2003, and Okwiri Oduor in 2013. The £10,000 Caine Prize is awarded to the best 3,000-10,000-word […]