Short Story Competition
The Commonwealth Short Story Competition began in 1996. Set up to increase understanding and appreciation of and between Commonwealth cultures, to showcase the rich diversity of the Commonwealth and to support rising literary talents, it is funded by the Commonwealth Foundation and administered by the CBA. The competition is open to all Commonwealth citizens of any age, who can send up to three short stories. These have to be in written English whilst original and unpublished with the author giving a declaration to this effect with each entry. CBA member stations have the right to broadcast the stories, free of charge.
The overall winner of the 2009 Short Story Competition was Jennifer Moore with Table Talk, who was also the regional winner for Canada and Europe. The following were runner-ups and regional winners, the African winner was Kachi A. Ozumba (Nigeria) for The One-Armed Thief, the Asian winner Manasi Subramaniam (India) wrote Debbie’s Call, the Caribbean winner was Alake Pilgrim (Trinidad & Tobago) for Shades and for the Pacific was Terri-Anne Green (Australia) with The Colour of Rain.
Since 2009 the competition has been administered and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation as part of its Culture and Diversity Programme.
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