Now in its eleventh year, The Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa's leading literary prize, and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. The 2010 winner is Olufemi Terry for his work, Stickfighting Days. This collection contains the five 2010 shortlisted stories, along with stories written at the Caine Prize Writers' Workshop, which took place in Spring 2010.