Shortlisted stories

Please find the shortlisted stories from the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

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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
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
Speaking In Tongues
Speaking In Tongues
by Shelley Burne-Field
The Kite
The Kite
by Sophia Khan
Have Mercy
Have Mercy
by Sharma Taylor
Fault Lines
Fault Lines
by Pritika Rao
The Stars and the Scars
The Stars and the Scars
by Penny Woods
Thandiwe
Thandiwe
by Mubanga Kalimamukwento
A Landscape Memoir
A Landscape Memoir
by Jonathan Pizarro
Something Happened Here
Something Happened Here
by Dera Duru
Losing Count
Losing Count
by Alexandra Manglis
Lifestyle Guide for The Discerning Witch
Lifestyle Guide for The Discerning Witch
by Franklyn Usouwa
The Stone Bench
The Stone Bench
by David McIlwraith
What Men Live By
What Men Live By
মানুষ যা নিয়ে বাঁচে 
by Shagufta Sharmeen Tania
Hot Mango Chutney Sauce
Hot Mango Chutney Sauce
by Farah Ahamed
A fast-growing refugee problem
A fast-growing refugee problem
by Sagnik Datta 
Accidents are prohibited
Accidents are prohibited
by Gitanjali Joshua
WHAT HAPPENED TO MA?  
WHAT HAPPENED TO MA?  
Wonem Samting Kamap Long Mama?
by Baka Bina
No Man’s Land
No Man’s Land
by Alexia Tolas
The No Sex Thing
The No Sex Thing
by Eleanor Kirk
How to Operate the New Eco-Protect Five-in-One Climate Control Apparatus
How to Operate the New Eco-Protect Five-in-One Climate Control Apparatus
by Charlie Muhumuza
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
A Breath, a Bunk, a Land, a Sky
A Breath, a Bunk, a Land, a Sky
by Fiona Sussman
The Shedding
The Shedding
by Nafisa A. Iqbal
Finger, Spinster, Serial Killer
Finger, Spinster, Serial Killer
by Brandon Mc Ivor
In Another Country
In Another Country
by Ifeanyichukwu Peter Eze
The Teeth on the Bus Go Round and Round
The Teeth on the Bus Go Round and Round
by Dinesh Devarajan
The Dawning
The Dawning
by Aba Amissah Asibon 
The Debt
The Debt
ΤΟ ΧΡΈΟΣ
by Nikolas Kyriacou
The Faraway Things
The Faraway Things
by Alboricah Tokologo Rathupetsane
Attention
Attention
by Catherine Chidgey 
Fatou vs the Dictator
Fatou vs the Dictator
by ML Kejera
Cash and Carry
Cash and Carry
by Sharma Taylor
Provenance
Provenance
by Jason Jobin
Ouroboros, Ouroboros
Ouroboros, Ouroboros
by Sharmini Aphrodite