The 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is now open for entries.

The Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000–5,000 words) in English written by a citizen of a Commonwealth country.

The international judging panel comprises one judge from each of the five regions – Africa, Asia, Canada and Europe, the Caribbean and the Pacific. Please note that while the entries will be judged regionally, all judges will read and deliberate on entries from all regions. Regional winners receive £2,500 and the overall winner receives £5,000.

Short stories translated into English from other languages are also eligible, and we invite writers from Mozambique who write in Portuguese, and writers who write in Samoan, Swahili and Bengali, and who do not have an English translation of their story, to submit their stories in the original language.

Submit your entries here: http://www.commonwealthwriters.org/submit-an-entry/

Entries close 1st November 2016.

http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/09/call-for-entries-2017-commonwealth.html#m2WHzOKxg0VFlH5t.99

Bibi where are you?

Nice one

Skarlett come and apply

Food don land for NLanders

£5,000 translates to about N2.5 Million. That's some motivation.

Some Ngerians no longer has the interest to compete for prizes like this because of the partiality in the judgment. most times the winners has already been known.

Where is my paper and biro, this prize must be won.

good development

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Nice.

My people. By November I want to read "Nairalander wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize".

Best of luck.

Go over to the site below. It's not as much but still motivating.

https://www.nairaland.com/3327406/poetry-competition-1st-prize-n100000

African people, do not continue in this congregation of slaves!.

Do you know some commonwealth nations are still in slavery?

Do you know the queen of England is still head of state in over 20 black nations?

How long more do you want Britain remember your ancestors were slaves?

Why commonwealth, when Britain itself is exiting the European Union?

If the European Union is not good for Britain, why should the Commonwealth be good for Africa?

My people, think!!

Its time to abolish the commonwealth. See http://www.africason.com/2016/08/its-time-to-abolish-commonwealth-of.html

Above article throws more light why the commonwealth should be abolished. After reading the article you'll understand why.

Read and share on social media.

great stuff...enough motivation a prize money

@ op: any age limit/restrictions?

This is a good development

Yes you have to be 18 and above to enter

chronique:
@ op: any age limit/restrictions?

AudreyTimms(hope I got it right?)
Safarigirl
TifannyJ
Bibijay123
Skarlett
Foxyflow
Royver
Come all in here guys!

Apelex:
Skarltt come and apply

Lol. Thanks, I'll consider it

Quasarr:
AudreyTims(hope I got it right?)
Safarigil
TifannJ
Bibijy123
Skarltt
Foxflow
Royvr
Come all in here guys!

I'm here dear, good morning

One nairalander must win,with the kind of stuff i'v read here,its a sure thing...make una try o

My first official challenge.

musicwriter:
African people, do not continue in this congregesion of slaves!.

Do you know some commonwealth nations are still in slavery?

Do you know the queen of England is still head of state in over 20 black nations?

How long more do you want Britain remember your ancestors were slaves?

Why commonwealth, when Britain itself is exiting the European Union?

If the European Union is not good for Britain, why should the Commonwealth be good for Africa?

My people, think!!

Its time to abolish the commonwealth. See http://www.africason.com/2016/08/its-time-to-abolish-commonwealth-of.html

Above article throws more light why the commonwealth should be abolished. After reading the article you'll understand why.

Read and share on social media.

But chairman if them give you £2500, you go reject am?

Simplestone:
Some Ngerians no longer has the interest to compete for prizes like this because of the partiality in the judgment. most times the winners has already been known.

Please tell me more

Simplestone:
Some Ngerians no longer has the interest to compete for prizes like this because of the partiality in the judgment. most times the winners has already been known.

U keep trying ,you cant say its partial when you have not had the chance to read others story, story dey pass story oh no be nollywood firm oh

AmuEwu:


But chairman if them give you £2500, you go reject am?

I've already rejected it, and you're still asking!.

See i want to publish my book oh.

How am I sure this is not a pirate body and the pirates are gonna modify my beautiful work and publish it as theirs huh?

I'm scared of all these pirates. May God protect us from scammers. Amen!

musicwriter:


I've already rejected it, and you're still asking!.

I hear.

I hope you reject every western 'invention'

Simplestone:
Some Ngerians no longer has the interest to compete for prizes like this because of the partiality in the judgment. most times the winners has already been known.

Please don't drag your Nigerian mentality into this! This is an important short story prize that has been won by many Nigerians. It is clear you don't even know what it's about. Don't say what you don't know!

musicwriter:
African people, do not continue in this congregation of slaves!.

Do you know some commonwealth nations are still in slavery?

Do you know the queen of England is still head of state in over 20 black nations?

How long more do you want Britain remember your ancestors were slaves?

Why commonwealth, when Britain itself is exiting the European Union?

If the European Union is not good for Britain, why should the Commonwealth be good for Africa?

My people, think!!

Its time to abolish the commonwealth. See http://www.africason.com/2016/08/its-time-to-abolish-commonwealth-of.html

Above article throws more light why the commonwealth should be abolished. After reading the article you'll understand why.

Read and share on social media.

Africans love help, free lunch and gifts. With this mentality, we shall remain slaves forever to other thinking nations earning from their sweats and sacrifices.

Freedom is not free, it is earned.

slavery is a mental disease transmitted through inheritance.

even Asians have seen our weaknesses and want to enjoy the cake of enslaving us.
Just recently, our African leaders were at Kenya for the TICAD (Tokyo International Conference of African Development)
You blacks really think they care so much about u?

The rules of war has never changed since inception, it only goes thru modernisation..such is slavery.

You africans shall be slaves forever until u sweat for your gaddamm freedom!!!!

Well, you guys should try ur best in this competition, but have in mind that free lunch does not exist....

Vessi:
See i want to publish my book oh.

How am I sure this is not a pirate body and the pirates are gonna modify my beautiful work and publish it as theirs huh?

I'm scared of all these pirates. May God protect us from scammers. Amen!

I'm sorry, but your mentality is quite shallow. Do even know what The Commonwealth Organization is? Where has any of your works been published for you to feel they may plagiarize your work?