BREAKING NEWS, Youth
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Lesley Nneka Arimah, a Nigerian writer, wins the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the Africa region
LESLEY Nneka Arimah, a Nigerian writer, has won the Africa regional 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. A statement released yesterday in London by the organisers said she won with her entry entitled: “Light”.
Also on the winners from other regions are Siddhartha Gigoo (Asia), with an entry entitled: “The Umbrella Man” (India), Canada and Europe: Jonathan Tel, “The Human Phonograph” (United Kingdom); Caribbean: Kevin Jared Hosein, “The King of Settlement 4” (Trinidad and Tobago); and Pacific: Mary Rokonadravu, “Famished Eels” (Fiji).
The regional winners will compete with each other to become the overall winner, which will be announced in London on 8 September.
The Prize provides a platform for writers from the 53 countries of the Commonwealth to inspire others by bringing compelling short stories to a wider audience. This year unpublished stories were entered by 4,000 writers from the five regions of the Commonwealth. The international judges reflect these regions: Leila Aboulela, (Africa), Bina Shah (Asia), Marina Endicott (Canada and Europe), Fred D’Aguiar (the Caribbean) and Witi Ihimaera (the Pacific).
This year’s chair, Romesh Gunesekera, said of the winning stories: “We had a strong short-list of stories from around the world that excited the judges and provoked a lively, stimulating set of discussions. The judges were looking for well-crafted stories that were compelling and original. The standards were high. We wanted stories that would engage us and make us rethink our notions of form, language and what mattered. The winning stories did all of that and more. Thank you writers.”.
Culled from Newsexpressngr
— Apr. 29, 2015 @ 12:52 GMT
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