COMMON WEALTH FOUNDATION-COMMON WEALTH SHORT STORY PRIZE

Writing
August 26, 2024
Awards
Application ends: October 31, 2024
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Job Description

The 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize will open for entries from 1 September 2024 to 1 November 2024.

The prize is free to enter and open to any citizen of a Commonwealth country aged 18 and over. It is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000–5,000 words).

Submissions should be made via the online entry form which will be available on this page from 1 September.

An international judging panel of writers will select a shortlist of around twenty stories, from which five regional winners are chosen. One of the regional winners is then selected as the overall winner, who receives £5,000. The regional winners will receive £2,500. All five regional winning stories will be published on Granta.

Scroll down to read answers to frequently asked questions about the prize, including who can enter, how stories are judged and what languages we accept.

For any inquiries regarding the prize, please email:
creatives@commonwealthfoundation.com