Loop News reports that the 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist includes five stories by writers from Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, and St Kitts & Nevis, have been selected. Five regional winners will be announced on May 29 and the overall winner will be announced on June 26, 2024. [From top-left to right: Stefan Bindley-Taylor of Trinidad and Tobago; Portia Subran of Trinidad and Tobago; Ark Ramsay of Barbados; Celeste Mohammed of Trinidad and Tobago; and Heather Archibald of St Kitts and Nevis. Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.]
The 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist has been revealed and five stories submitted by writers from Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and St Kitts and Nevis, have been selected.
The stories are ‘You Had Me at Aloe’ by Ark Ramsay of Barbados; ‘The Devil’s Son’ by Portia Subran of Trinidad and Tobago; ‘Terre Brulée’ by Celeste Mohammed of Trinidad and Tobago; ‘Wrinkle Release’ by Stefan Bindley-Taylor of Trinidad and Tobago; and ‘The Marriage Proposal’ by Heather Archibald of St Kitts and Nevis.
The five Caribbean writers are among 23 writers that have been selected by an international judging panel from 7,359 entries in a record-breaking year.
The shortlisted entries tackled topics ranging from music, football, art, film, the impact of electricity arriving in a village, and even one woman’s passion for tea. The Commonwealth Foundation said while romance and thrillers feature prominently, nearly a quarter of the shortlisted stories are speculative fiction.
This year’s shortlist hail from 13 Commonwealth countries, with writers from Mauritius, Rwanda and St Kitts and Nevis being featured for the very first time.
Five regional winners will be announced on May 29 and the overall winner will be announced on June 26, 2024. [. . .]
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Loop News reports that the 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist includes five stories by writers from Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, and St Kitts & Nevis, have been selected. Five regional winners will be announced on May 29 and the overall winner will be announced on June 26, 2024. [From top-left to right: Stefan Bindley-Taylor of Trinidad
