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Prize-winning stories

Please find the overall and regional winning stories from the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

I Cleaned the –
I Cleaned the –
by Kanya D’Almeida
Mafootoo
Mafootoo
by Brian S. Heap
The Art of Waving
The Art of Waving
by Andrea E. Macleod
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
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
The Great Indian Tee and Snakes
The Great Indian Tee and Snakes
by Kritika Pandey
Death Customs
Death Customs
1Q2ΈΘΙΜΑ ΘΑΝΆΤΟΥ
by Constantia Soteriou 
Passage
Passage
by Kevin Jared Hosein
The Sweet Sop
The Sweet Sop
by Ingrid Persaud
Cow and Company
Cow and Company
by Parashar Kulkarni
The Human Phonograph
The Human Phonograph
by Jonathan Tel
Let’s Tell This Story Properly
Let’s Tell This Story Properly
by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
We Walked on Water
We Walked on Water
by Eliza Robertson
The Whale House
The Whale House
by Sharon Millar
Two Girls in a Boat
Two Girls in a Boat
by Emma Martin
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