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Commonwealth Short Story Prize こもんうぇるすたんぺんしょうせつしょう

Edition 9 (2020)

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Winners

5 people

A short story that explores gender norms and family pressures through a woman's decision to refuse to be a mother.

A short story that explores gender norms and family pressures through a woman's decision to refuse to be a mother.

maternalgenderfamilypatriarchynorm

A short story that explores social and personal boundaries in India, depicting tensions and hopes within family and community.

A short story that explores social and personal boundaries in India, depicting tensions and hopes within family and community.

love affairclassgenderIndiayouth
Reyah Martin Winner

A short story that depicts racialized fear and communal gaze through the rumors and prejudice surrounding Mr. Jensen.

A short story that depicts racialized fear and communal gaze through the rumors and prejudice surrounding Mr.

raceprejudicedoubtcountry townisolation
Brian S. Heap Winner

A short story that depicts the subtleties of aging and married life through the conversations and concerns that flow in a Jamaican household.

A short story that depicts the subtleties of aging and married life through the conversations and concerns that flow in a Jamaican household.

familycommunityoldmarriageJamaica

A short story about loss and self-development from the perspective of a child who is relearning social behavior after a bereavement.

A short story about loss and self-development from the perspective of a child who is relearning social behavior after a bereavement.

lossfamilyidentitygrowth grief