The Commonwealth Short Story Prize Calls for Submissions

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize was established in 2012, an annual prize of £5,000, which is one of the highest amounts for an international short story prize open to unpublished writers. The competition is open for entries for the fourth time to writers for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000- 5,000 words). An initiative of the commonwealth foundation, the prize is targeted at identifying talented writers with inspiring content, to develop and promote new fiction writers from across the commonwealth. Entries for the 2015 edition opened on the 15th of September and will close on the 15th of November. The prize is divided into two categories; the regional prize and the overall prize winner. The five regions are Africa, Asia, Canada and Europe, Caribbean, & The Pacific. The regional winners get £2,500 each amounting to a total of £15,000 annually. The 2014 winner was a Ugandan, Jennifer Makunbi, and in 2014 all the winners were women. So if this is new information to you, go find that manuscript you have in the dusty old cupboard or under your bed, polish and submit. Nigeria has an increasing list of influential authors and you can join them too; the joy of any writer is to connect with the audience; this is one of the many ways available and it comes with monetary reward. This prize is open to commonwealth nations. Fifty-three countries make up the commonwealth and these are countries that used to be territories of the former British empire. View the submission form here http://www.commonwealthwriters.org/2015-commonwealth-short-story-prize-entry-form/   About the author:  Adelarin Eniola Awotedu is a storyteller from Lagos, Nigeria. An avid reader and traveler, she writes and produces content for the web, stage and screen with an interest in Technology. You can follow her on twitter @abiikeblogger