The Commonwealth Short Story Prize has announced its shortlist with two Nigerian writers making the list.
The shortlist of 20 stories was selected from 5,107 entries across 49 Commonwealth countries this year.
Nigerian writers, Innocent Chizaram Ilo’s ‘When a Woman Renounces Motherhood’ and Caleb Ozovehe Ajinomoh’s ‘Rites Evasion Maneuver’ made the list.
Established in 2011 and administered by the Commonwealth Foundation, the Commonwealth Short Story Prize “develops and connects writers across the world” and is known for “discovering new writers and bringing them to a global audience.”
The 20 shortlisted stories represent 15 countries spread across 5 regions of the world: African, Asia, Canada-Europe, Caribbean, and Pacific. The regional winner receives £2500 and the overall winner receives £5,000.
The regional winners and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize overall winner will announced on June 2 and July 7, respectively.