Author: Commonwealth Writers

Translated from Arabic by Katharine Halls

2020, April: The internet is full of images of emptiness – highways without cars, streets without people, iconic places like…

‘Wherever Mister Jensen Went’ was the regional winner from Canada and Europe of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.  …

‘When A Woman Renounces Motherhood’ was the regional winner from Africa of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. I Read…

  Της Κωνσταντίας Σωτηρίου   -Εν να βασανιστεί πολλά. -Έσσιειθκυό ώρες που άρκεψεν τζαι εν ακόμα στην αρκήν. -Έσσιει κανέναν…

'Granma's Porch' was the Caribbean regional winner of the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   When Babou drop me off…

‘Madam’s Sister’ was the regional winner from Africa of the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Elina, the maid, is doing…

‘My mother Pattu’ was the Asian regional winner of the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   My mother Pattu graced our…

‘Screaming’ was the Pacific regional winner of the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   My old friend Mere stands with me…

‘The Great Indian Tee and Snakes’ won the overall 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, and the regional prize for Asia.…

Le miroir brisé, il ne reste rien qui puisse nous servir pour répondre aux questions du siècle. Albert Camus, L’homme…

Translated from French to English by Jeffrey Zuckerman Once the mirror is broken, nothing remains which can help us to…