“…Short stories are like tight-rope walks. Because every word counts, even the tiniest slip can be fatal.”
– Philip Nash, £5,000 Winner of Commonwealth ShortStory Competition 2011.
Yes, the winners of this huge competition have finally been announced.
In the African region, Kenyan writer, Basett Buyukah, won with ‘Martha’. Other winners are:
The Maoist by Nikesh Murali, India
Head not make for hat alone by Barbara Jenkins, Trinidad and Tobago
Ginger Beer by Sarah Bainbridge, New Zealand
The special prize for a story on this year’s Commonwealth theme, Women as Agents of Change, was awarded to Indian writer, Lavanya Arvind, with her inspiring story of a woman starting a family business. The Story for Children special prize was awarded to Jamaican children’s author Diane Browne.
Here is the 2011 Highly Commended list:
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The Lucky Girl |
Sheillah Maonga |
Kenya |
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The Bride Price |
Victor Idem |
Nigeria |
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Stylish Marcella |
Constance Obonyo |
Uganda |
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Side-by-Side |
Adele Mostert |
South Africa |
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There is Love |
Abeer Hoque |
Bangladesh |
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Fair Enough |
Leroy Luar |
Malaysia |
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When Lions came in Brown Boxes |
Joyce Thierry Llewellyn |
Canada |
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The Book Instead |
Kate Clanchy |
United Kingdom |
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Turnip Gratin |
Susan Luddem |
United Kingdom |
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Prejudice |
David Pinnell |
United Kingdom |
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Love, Honour and Obeah |
Kathyann Husbands |
Barbados |
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White Shoes |
Edwina Griffith |
Barbados |
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Letting Cockroaches Live |
Sonja Dumas |
Trinidad and Tobago |
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Icarus |
Jax Goss |
South Africa |
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The Levee |
Catherine Mojsiewicz |
Australia |
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How are you? |
Lydia Sturton |
Australia |
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Work Life |
Dominic Carew |
Australia |
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The Challenge |
Ruperake Petaia |
Samoa |
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