The Caine Prize for African Writing 2010: 11th Annual Collection »

The best in new short story fiction from Africa's leading literary award.

Introduction 6

Caine Prize 2010 Shortlisted Stories

The Life of Worm Ken Barris (South Africa) 9

How Shall We Kill the Bishop? Lily Mabura (Kenya) 20

Muzungu Namwali Serpell (Zambia) 31

Soulmates Alex Smith (South Africa) 48

Stickfighting Days Olufemi Terry (Sierra Leone) 59

The CDC Caine Prize African Writers' Workshop Stories 2010

The Plantation Ovo Adagha (Nigeria) 76

Soul Safari Alnoor Amlani (Kenya) 86

A Life in Full Jude Dibia (Nigeria) 96

Mr Oliver Mamle Kabu (Ghana) 108

Happy Ending Stanley Onjezani Kenani (Malawi) 122

The David Thuo Show Samuel Munene (Kenya) 137

Set Me Free Clifford Chianga Oluoch (Kenya) 147

Invocations to the Dead Gill Schierhout (South Africa) 163

Almost Cured of Sadness Vuyo Seripe (South Africa) 176

The Journey Valerie Tagwira (Zimbabwe) 187

The King and I Novuyo Rosa Tshuma (Zimbabwe) 200

Indigo Molara Wood (Nigeria) 212

Rules 224