PRIZE-WINNING STORIES

We are pleased to present the winning stories from the 2019 and 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prizes. The 2021 Prize is open for entries until 1 November 2020. Submit your story here.

Ouroboros, Ouroboros
Ouroboros, Ouroboros
by Sharmini Aphrodite
Wherever Mister Jensen Went
Wherever Mister Jensen Went
by Reyah Martin
When A Woman Renounces Motherhood
When A Woman Renounces Motherhood
by Innocent Chizaram Ilo
The Great Indian Tee and Snakes
The Great Indian Tee and Snakes
by Kritika Pandey
The Art of Waving
The Art of Waving
by Andrea E. Macleod
Mafootoo
Mafootoo
by Brian S. Heap
1q2Έθιμα Θανάτου
1q2Έθιμα Θανάτου
Read 'Death Custom's' in English
by Constantia Soteriou 
Death Customs
Death Customs
1Q2ΈΘΙΜΑ ΘΑΝΆΤΟΥ
by Constantia Soteriou 
Granma’s Porch
Granma’s Porch
by Alexia Tolas
Madam’s Sister
Madam’s Sister
by Mbozi Haimbe
My Mother Pattu
My Mother Pattu
by Saraswathy M. Manickam
Screaming
Screaming
by Harley Hern