Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2017

• The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is an annual award for unpublished short fiction administered and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation
• The Commonwealth Short Story Prize brings stories from new and emerging voices, often from countries with little or no publishing infrastructure, to the attention of an international audience. 
• Application Deadline: November 1, 2016
• The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is part of Commonwealth Writers the cultural initiative from the Commonwealth Foundation.
• The prize covers the Commonwealth regions of
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Canada and Europe
  • Caribbean
  • Pacific.

• There will be five winners, one from each region.
• One regional winner will be selected as the overall winner.

One regional winner: The overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize will receive £5,000

Runners Up: The Runners Up or the remaining four regional winners will receive £2,500

Other Benefits: If the winning short story is a translation into English, the translator will receive additional prize money: £2,000 for the overall winning story and £1,000 for a regional winning story

• Writer himself has to make the entry and Fill in the online Application form as the entries will be accepted only via the Online Entry Form
• Only one entry per writer may be submitted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize
• The story submitted must be the Writer’s own work

Click Here to Submit

Specifications of the Entries

• All entries must be in English
• Word Length: Entries must be 2,000 words minimum, 5,000 words maximum.
• Format: Entries should be uploaded in a PDF document.
• File Name: Use the title of the story as the file name
• Font and Spacing: All entries should be submitted in Arial 12 point font and double line spacing
• Pages should be numbered: All pages should be numbered and include a header with the title of the story.
• Adult Fiction are permitted: The story should be adult fiction and must not have been written for children alone.

Submission of the Essay

Candidates have to fill in the Application Form and upload their Story on the link before November 1, 2016.

The final selection will be judged by an international judging panel; experienced readers will assist the named judges in selecting the long lists.

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