2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize opens for entries

The revamped Commonwealth Short Story Prize has announced that it is open for entries for 2016. The prize, which is open to new and emerging voices from countries with little or no publishing infrastructure, is aimed at bringing these stories to the attention of an international audience. The prize is awarded for the best piece […]

The revamped Commonwealth Short Story Prize has announced that it is open for entries for 2016.
The prize, which is open to new and emerging voices from countries with little or no publishing infrastructure, is aimed at bringing these stories to the attention of an international audience.
The prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000-5,000 words) in English. Short stories translated into English are also eligible, the prize administrators say.
Five winning stories, from five different Commonwealth regions, will be selected from which one will be chosen as the overall winner.
The prize comes with  £5,000 for the winner, one of the highest amounts for an international short story prize open to unpublished writers. Regional winners receive £2,500. If the winning short story is a translation into English, the translator receives equal prize money.
The Prize is open to both published and unpublished writers. Last year, Ugandan writer, Jennifer Makumbi emerged the overall winner.
Entry details can be found on the commonwealth short Story Prize website.