The 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist is here, selected from 7,806 entries:

Africa region:

Lois Akoma Antwi (Ghana)
Ken Odak Odumbe (Kenya)
Dawn Immanuel (Nigeria)
Hussani Abdulrahim (Nigeria)
Ola W. Halim (Nigeria)
Oluwatoke Adejoye (Nigeria)
Lisa-Anne Julien (South Africa)

Asia region:
Anmana Manishita (Bangladesh)
Shazed Ul Hoq Abir (Bangladesh)
Rafaa Dalvi (India)
Rupsa Dey (India)
Sharon Aruparayil (India)
Mohamed Nasser Mohamed (Malaysia)
Jacqueline Chang (Singapore)

Canada and Europe region:
John Edward DeMicoli (Malta)
Alison Armstrong (UK)
Jennifer Harvey (UK)
Caribbean region:
Cosmata Lindie (Guyana)
Celeste Mohammed (Trinidad and Tobago)
Jamir Nazir (Trinidad and Tobago)
Jason Dookeran (Trinidad and Tobago)
Jochelle Greaves Siew (Trinidad and Tobago)
Roger-Mark De Souza (Trinidad and Tobago)

Pacific region:
M.S. Bhatia (Australia)
Holly Ann Miller (New Zealand)

More info: https://commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-prize/