2023

This collection contains 21 shortlisted stories from the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The shortlist was selected after 6,641 writers entered stories.

Sauce
Sauce
by Jean Flynn
Arboretum
Arboretum
by H. B. Asari
Deficiency Notice
Deficiency Notice
by Arman Chowdhury
The Fisherwoman
The Fisherwoman
Η ΨΑΡΟΥ
by Eva Koursoumba
Road Trip and Fall
Road Trip and Fall
by Demoy Lindo
Principles of Accounting
Principles of Accounting
by Rukshani Weerasooriya Wijemanne
So Long, Gregor
So Long, Gregor
by Mehdi M Kashani
Η ΨΑΡΟΥ
Η ΨΑΡΟΥ
Read 'The Fisherwoman' in English
by Eva Koursoumba
Falling from a Knife Tree
Falling from a Knife Tree
by Matshediso Radebe
A Groom Like Shahrukh
A Groom Like Shahrukh
by Vidhan Verma
Catching Up
Catching Up
by Janeen Samuel
Punching Lines
Punching Lines
by Josiah Mbote
Crossing Lake Abaya
Crossing Lake Abaya
by Gail Davey
Where the Winds Blow
Where the Winds Blow
by Cosmata Lindie
When this island disappears
When this island disappears
by Dennis Kikira
PRICE TAGS
PRICE TAGS
by Buke Abduba
Mama Blue
Mama Blue
by Michael Boyd
Because You Drowned
Because You Drowned
by Jay McKenzie
Lost Boys
Lost Boys
by Trevor Corkum
Relative Distance
Relative Distance
by Shih-Li Kow
Khicheenk!
Khicheenk!
by Usama Lali
Teef From Teef
Teef From Teef
by Deborah Lee Matthews