Commonwealth Short Story Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 4 (2015) Winner
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Edition 11 (2022) Winner
Mary Rokonadravu
メアリー・ロコナドラブ
Mary Rokonadravu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Fiji
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- short story writer, writer, prison writing programme director
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Nominations
- 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize — shortlisted
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Pacific region) | Famished Eels | — | Commonwealth Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Pacific region) | The Nightwatch | — | Commonwealth Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Shortlist) | The Big, Insignificant History of Peter Abraham Stanhope | — | Commonwealth Foundation | ノミネート |
Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Pacific region)
2015
Work:
Famished Eels
Organization:
Commonwealth Foundation
Result:
受賞
Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Pacific region)
2022
Work:
The Nightwatch
Organization:
Commonwealth Foundation
Result:
受賞
Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Shortlist)
2017
Work:
The Big, Insignificant History of Peter Abraham Stanhope
Organization:
Commonwealth Foundation
Result:
ノミネート
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Famished Eels
2015 short storyA short story that explores inter-family and regional relationships, focusing on tensions between characters and their environment.
familycommunityinterpersonal relations
The Nightwatch
2022 short storyA short story themed around watching and surveillance, depicting community anxieties and individual inner life.
surveillancecommunityisolation
Sepia
short storyA short story (details not widely available).
Bibliography
- "Famished Eels" (short story)
- "Sepia"
- "The Big, Insignificant History of Peter Abraham Stanhope" (short story)
- "The Nightwatch" (short story)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic prose with detailed depictions of community lifeCharacter-focused narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- family tiescommunity bondsboundaries and surveillance
Legacy
Rokonadravu is a Fijian short story writer who became the first Fijian to win the Commonwealth Short Story Prize Pacific category twice (2015 and 2022). She is also known for directing prison writing programmes and community writing initiatives.
Trivia
- First Fijian writer to win the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Pacific category) twice (2015, 2022).
- Directed a prison writing programme across Suva's seven correctional facilities.
- Launched a writing competition in 2017 under the Fiji Media Watch Group.