2021

The eighteen shortlisted stories from the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize are featured here.

Hunger
Hunger
by Andre Bagoo
It Ends with a Kiss
It Ends with a Kiss
by Riddhi Dastidar
An Analysis of a Fragile Affair
An Analysis of a Fragile Affair
by Ola W. Halim
some words ending in a sentence
some words ending in a sentence
by phill doran
Starry Night
Starry Night
by Cara Marks
The Woman; or Euryale
The Woman; or Euryale
by A. N. King
The Current Climate
The Current Climate
by Aravind Jayan
Class Struggle
Class Struggle
by Ian Stewart
Rabbit
Rabbit
by Samantha Lane Murphy
A for Abortion
A for Abortion
by Franklyn Usouwa
Tourism is our Business
Tourism is our Business
by Heather Barker
English at the End of Time
English at the End of Time
by Rawiya Hosein
Ogbuefi
Ogbuefi
by Vincent Anioke
Genuine Human Hair
Genuine Human Hair
by Sharma Taylor
Carved
Carved
by Tim Saunders
Tetra Hydro Cannabinol
Tetra Hydro Cannabinol
by Moso Sematlane
Weeds
Weeds
by Ling Low
Mass Effect
Mass Effect
by Joshua Wales