Commonwealth Short Story Prize こもんうぇるすたんぺんしょうせつしょう
Edition 14 (2025)
Short story awardFor unpublished worksEnglish-language works onlyInternational literature awardShort Fiction PrizeUnpublished WorksMultilingual SubmissionsInternational Literary AwardRegional Awards
Winners
5 peopleA young boy befriends a woman who has moved into the neighborhood, against his mother's wishes.
A darkly humorous, surreal story about societal expectations around an unmarried South Asian woman.
As a slave ship sinks, enslaved Africans share their life stories, turning survival into defiant storytelling.
A mother races through Guyana's landscape to protect her child from an Ol' Higue, set against colonial departure and folklore.
A forbidden relationship reveals the value of an Aboriginal boy and challenges racism and reconciliation.