Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa is a pan-African writing prize awarded biennially^[1] to the best literary work produced by an African. It was established by the Lumina Foundation^[2] in 2005 in honour of Africa's first Nobel Laureate in Literature, Wole Soyinka,^[1] who presents the prize, which is chosen by an international jury of literary figures.^[3] Administered by the Lumina Foundation,^[4] the prize has been described as "the African equivalent of the Nobel Prize".^[5]

The winner receives $20,000 at the awards ceremony in Lagos or a selected city in Africa.^[6] Entries must be written in English or French.^[7] Although originally all genres were considered for every award, since 2014 only one genre is eligible for each edition of the award,^[8] with drama being considered for 2014,^[9] poetry in 2016, and prose in 2018.^[10][11][12]

• 2006 Sefi Atta, Everything Good Will Come. The inaugural award took place on 5 August 2006 at the Muson Centre, Lagos, Nigeria,^[13] where the guest speaker was former Ghana President John Agyekum Kufuor.^[14]
• 2008 Nnedi Okorafor, Zahrah the Windseeker^[13]
• 2010 (shared prize)^[13]
  • Kopano Matlwa, Coconut
  • Wale Okediran, Tenants of The House
• 2012 Sifiso Mzobe, Young Blood^{[15][16][17][18]}
• 2014 Akin Bello, The Egbon of Lagos (play)^[19][20]
• 2018 (shared prize)
  • Harriet Anena, A Nation in Labour^[21]
  • Tanure Ojaide, Songs of Myself^[22]

Grand Prix of Literary Associations