Nigeria’s Bibi Bakare-Yusuf and Otosirieze Obi-Young have been selected for the Miles Morland Foundation judging panel chaired by Muthoni Garland
They were chosen to replace Ellah Allfrey and Femi Terry. On their website the MMF wrote that “It was time to refresh the panel but our decision was made easier by the Caine Prize nicking Ellah Allfrey and Femi Terry. We felt that having them judging both Caine and us would be too incestuous. If nicking your judges is the sincerest form of flattery, thank you, Caine.”
Bakare-Yusuf is co-founder of Cassava Republic Press. She is a Yale World Fellow and a Desmond Tutu Fellow. Obi-Young is Deputy Editor of Brittle Paper. Garland, who has been on the panel for four years, is a writer and a short-lister for the Caine Prize.
Based in London, the MMF is a United Kingdom registered charity which makes grants in areas reflecting its founder’s interests.
The Foundation’s main aim is to support entities in Africa which allow Africans to get their voices better heard. It is particularly interested in supporting African writing and African literature.
Miles Morland set up the foundation which bears his name in 2013, after a career investing in Africa via two companies he created, Blakeney Management and DPI (Development Partners International)
