This article explores the circulation of value in the literary market by investigating the interlinkages between African writers' organisations and international literary award institutions. It focuses on selected writers' organisations such as FEMRITE, Kwani?, Storymoja, Farafina, and Writivism, investigating how they participate in placing contemporary African li...

This paper explores the significant role played by international literary awards in African literary canon formation. It focuses on the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (CWSSP) and the Caine Prize for African Writing (CP) as major award institutions for contemporary African literatures. The paper aims to position these prize competitions in the context of African lit...