Tag: Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2015
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Lesley Nneka Arimah is Africa Regional Winner for Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2015
Lesley Nneka Arimah is the winner for the African region at the Commonwealth Short Story Prize Prize 2015. The writer who currently lives in the US won the award for her story Light which you can read on Granta right now. The prize money at this stage is £2500. Our Arimah was obviously pleased with…
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Five Africans on Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2015 Shortlist
The good people at the Commonwealth Short Story Prize have announced those who have made the shortlist for this year’s award. The five Africans on the list are Alexander Ikawah, Fred Khumalo, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Jayne Bauling, and Muthoni wa Gichuru. The prize which attracted nearly 4000 entries had Leila Aboulela, Fred D’Aguiar, Marina Endicott,…
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Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2015 is now open
You can now put in your entry for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2015. This year’s Commonwealth Short Story Prize is part-funded by The Sigrid Rausing Trust – we laud, not slam you, Sigrid Rausing Trust. The process is simple. You submit your short story via the online application form between 15 September and 15 November 2014. If you are…