2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Regional Winners
Regional winners for the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize have been announced, including one title of genre interest: “When a Woman Renounces Motherhood”, by Innocent Chizaram Ilo, the winner for the Africa Region.
“The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000–5,000 words) in English. Regional winners receive £2,500 and the overall winner receives £5,000.” The overall winner will be announced in an online ceremony on June 30, 2020.
The regional judges for 2020 are Nic Low, Heather O’Neill, Mohale Mashigo, Nii Ayikwei Parkes (chair), William Phuan, and Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw.
For more information, including the complete list of winners, see the official website.
While you are here, please take a moment to support Locus with a one-time or recurring donation. We rely on reader donations to keep the magazine and site going, and would like to keep the site paywall free, but WE NEED YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT to continue quality coverage of the science fiction and fantasy field.
