...as the overall winner for 2015 is to be announced on 8 September
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is an annual writing prize awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction of two thousand to five thousand words and is open to eligible writers in Commonwealth countries.
The short prize brings stories from new and emerging voices, from countries with low publishing infrastructure, to the attention of an international audience.
Each year, five winning writers from five different Commonwealth regions are selected and awarded £2,500 (US$3,835) for their work and the overall winner receive £5,000 (US$7,670) for the winning story.
Each year, five winning writers from five different Commonwealth regions are selected and awarded £2,500 (US$3,835) for their work and the overall winner receive £5,000 (US$7,670) for the winning story.
Entries for the 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is now opened and interested writers can begin to submit entries. Click below to view entry details.
Submit an entry
The overall winner of the 2015 Short Story Prize will be announced in London on 8 September.
2015 Regional winners:
Africa: Lesley Nneka Arimah, ‘Light’ (Nigeria)
Asia: Siddhartha Gigoo, ‘The Umbrella Man’ (India)
Canada and Europe: Jonathan Tel, The Human Phonograph (United Kingdom)
Caribbean: Kevin Jared Hosein, ‘The King of Settlement 4′ (Trinidad and Tobago)
Pacific: Mary Rokonadravu, ‘Famished Eels’ (Fiji)
Click HERE to listen to each of the regional winners talk about their work, and read all five winning stories in anticipation of the announcement of the overall winner.
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