NoViolet Bulawayo shortlisted for Caine Prize 2011
The Caine 2011 Shortlist is out, and I am happy NoViolet Bulawayo is on the list, with her story "Hitting Budapest", originally published by the Boston Review . NoViolet, a writing colleague, has also published stories with Munyori Literary Journal twice, StoryTime and in several literary anthologies. She is definitely a rising Zimbabwean star, Below she talks about her writing. 1. Congratulations for appearing on the Caine shortlist. What's your reaction to the news? I’m very happy you know; being shortlisted for a prize as major as Caine is a big deal. I’m even happier that there are many who are happy with me, it’s just great to see people rooting for you and I’d like to thank everyone for the love, especially my Zimbabwean peoples. This comes at the start of my writing career and so it definitely motivates me to keep pushing. I also welcome the news on behalf of my country of course, our absence from the Caine shortlists in recent years has really been a cause for co...