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Short Story Prize overall winner announced
We are delighted to announce Chanel Sutherland as the overall winner of the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
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Selina Tusitala Marsh appointed the inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate
For the first time in its 75-year history, the Commonwealth of Nations has a Poet Laureate.
Razmi Farook appointed as Commonwealth Foundation’s Director-General
As Dr Anne T. Gallagher AO’s second and final term concludes, Razmi Farook will take the helm as ambassador for civil society in the Commonwealth.
adda stories
The Commonwealth Foundation's online literary magazine of new writing is known as adda. Read fiction, non-fiction and poetry from across the globe.
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Grants streams
Find out how we support people’s engagement in democracy and development through our grant streams.
Critical Conversations
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Where we work
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Commonwealth Charter
View the Commonwealth Charter: the document of the values and aspirations which unite the Commonwealth and guide our work.
