The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is now inviting entries for its 2016 competition. Writers from Commonwealth countries all around the world are being encouraged to submit short fiction to compete for this prize by the deadline of November 1, 2015.
It is awarded annually to the best piece of unpublished short fiction produced by citizens of Commonwealth countries who are 18 years and over. This Prize is administered by Commonwealth Writers, which is the cultural initiative of the Commonwealth Foundation established in 1965 and based in London. This arrangement has been in place since 2012 and, according to its own description, “was set up to inspire, develop and connect writers and storytellers across the Commonwealth.”
This new initiative also saw the end of the Commonwealth Writers Prize which has had quite a rich history and was a significant contributor to Caribbean literature. That Prize, which used to be the main showpiece of the Commonwealth Foundation, closed very quietly with very
