The 2019 Caine Prize for Africa Writing collection includes the five shortlisted stories, from which the winner is announced on 8 July. ‘Skinned’ by Lesley Nneka Arimah (Nigeria), published in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Issue 53. `The Wall’ by Meron Hadero (Ethiopia), published in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Issue 52. `Sew My Mouth’ by Cherrie Kandie (Kenya), published in ID Identity: New Short Fiction From Africa (Short Story Day Africa/New Internationalist). `It Takes A Village Some Say’ by Ngwah-Mbo Nana Nkweti (Cameroon), published in The Baffler. `All Our Lives’ by Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor (Nigeria) published in ID Identity: New Short Fiction From Africa. (Short Story Day Africa/New Internationalist).