2020 Common Wealth Short Story

VASALYA MOODLEY  The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is granted annually to the best unpublished short fiction story, bestowed to authors from Commonwealth countries. 2020 marks the ninth year of the prize. The recipient is given £5000, the regional winner receives £2500, and valuable international writing connections are established. This shortlist has been narrowed down from over 5000 submissions of short fiction, coming from 49 of these countries, to twenty stories from 15 countries. The prize is awarded by Commonwealth writers, from the Commonwealth Foundation’s cultural organisation. This initiative aims to uplift readers, and unite writers by publishing stories of a personal nature to readers aroundRead More →