Vauhini Vara is a Canadian-born American journalist and fiction writer, currently contributing to The New Yorker and linked to Colorado-based life.
Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza is under investigation by the Caine Prize after allegations that his winning short story The Blue Fighter was produced with AI. The Atlantic raised questions about authorship, prompting the prize to review the case while emphasising trust within Africa’s literary ecosystem.