Author: Commonwealth Writers

‘A fast-growing refugee problem’ was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   On the third Friday of August,…

‘Accidents are prohibited’ was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Kalai swirled the pieces of meat around…

Translated from English to Tok Pisin by the author

Translated from Tok Pisin to English by the author

‘No Man's Land’ was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   I kill the foreman last night.   He…

Translated from English to Bangla by the author  

‘The No Sex Thing’ was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   A bride and groom stand at…

‘How to Operate the New Eco-Protect Five-in-One Climate Control Apparatus’ was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.  …

The term ‘freedom of expression’ is bandied about so much that we often forget that it is not a political…

Later, I hear feathers rustle inside  as annapakshis stomp along the border,  protesting in endless circles.  -- ‘Birds at the…

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and…

I have to start this piece with an event I want to forget the most. Whenever I discuss or write…