Fiction

'An Elephant in Kingston' was shortlisted for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. View the full shortlist here.

'Talk of the Town' was shortlisted for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. View the full shortlist here.

'Trampled Roses' was longlisted for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Read more about the Prize here.

'After the Fall' was shortlisted for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. View the full shortlist here.

'Passage' won the overall 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, and the regional prize for the Caribbean.

'Ghillie's Mum' won the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Canada and Europe. Read more about the Prize here.

'True Happiness' won the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa. Read more about the Prize here.

'The Divine Pregnancy in a Twelve-Year-Old Woman' won the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Asia. Read more about the…

'Matalasi' won the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the Pacific. Read more about the Prize here.

'The Boss' was shortlisted for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. View the full shortlist here.

'Night Fishing' was shortlisted for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. View the full shortlist here.

بعد لحظات قليلة ستسمعون صوتاً مدوياً.. إطلاق نار من مكان مرتفع جداً في الفراغ. سيكون الصدى هائلاً. لكنكم ربما معتادون…

In a few moments, you will hear a loud noise like a shot from a high cavernous space. The echo…

نيس محمد زكريا أو أنيس زكريا أو زكّور الأخرس، كلّها مشتقّات لإسمي. إسمي الحقيقي أنيس إلا أن أمي كانت تناديني…

My father called me Anise; my mother added Mohammad. I used to think I looked like the child my mother…

الإهداء إلى الحرفِ المُعلقِ آخر الغيم وسطَ السماء.