Commonwealth Short Story Prize - 2026
Funding Providers
Commonwealth Foundation
Location
Australia WideFunding Type
Cash grant G18932
Primary Category
Arts and cultureEligible to
- Individuals
Funding
Amount : $5,172 (approx) to $10,344 (approx)Round(s)
- Opened 01-Sep-2025 Closes 01-Nov-2025 11:59pm GMT
Purpose
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is an annual award for unpublished short fiction administered and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation.
Overview
There will be five winners, one from each region. One regional winner will be selected as the overall winner. The overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize will receive £5,000 and the remaining four regional winners £2,500. If the winning short story is a translation into English, the translator will receive additional prize money.
The prize is only open to short fiction, but it can be in any fiction genre-science fiction, speculative fiction, historical fiction, crime, romance, literary fiction-and you may write about any subject you wish.
The story must be between 2,000 and 5,000 words.
Limitations
The prize is open to all Commonwealth citizens aged 18 and over - please see the full list of Commonwealth countries here.
Applications / Guidelines
Contact Details
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