Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2008

Kwani Trust congratulates Dayo Forster whose novel, Reading the Ceiling has been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize 2008: Best First Book, Africa Region

The two regional winners will be announced on 13 March 2008, during Commonwealth Week, and will enter the final stage of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize where they will go head to head with the six other regional winners.

Excerpts from Reading the Ceiling were published in Kwani? 03 and Kwani? 04.