An annual award for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000–5,000 words). Open to any citizen of a Commonwealth country who is aged 18 and over. Free to enter.
Regional winners each receive £2,500 and the opportunity to be published online by Granta magazine, and the overall winner receives £5,000. Open to any citizen of a Commonwealth country who is aged 18 and over. Free to enter.
The prize covers the Commonwealth regions of 1. Africa, 2. Asia, 3. Canada and Europe, 4. Caribbean and 5. Pacific.
As well as English, stories are accepted in the Bengali, Chinese, Creole, French, Greek, Kiswahili, Malay, Portuguese, Samoan, Tamil and Turkish languages. Translated entries from any language into English are also eligible. If the winning story is a translation, the translator receives additional prize money.
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Deadline: 1 November 2022 (11.59pm in any time zone)