The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000–5,000 words). There are no restrictions on setting, genre or theme.The competition is free to enter and open to any citizen of a Commonwealth country who is aged 18 and over.
The prize covers the Commonwealth regions of 1. Africa, 2. Asia, 3. Canada and Europe, 4. Caribbean and 5. Pacific. There will be five winners, one from each region. One regional winner will be selected as the overall winner.
The overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize will receive £5,000 and the remaining four regional winners £2,500. If the winning short story is a translation into English, the translator will receive additional prize money.
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is run by Commonwealth Writers, the cultural programme of the Commonwealth Foundation.
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For any questions about eligibility or rules, please contact
writers@commonwealth.int
Deadline: 1 November 2021 (11.59pm in any time zone)