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‘The Death of Margaret Roe’ by Nat Newman
Havilah Brown lived on the outskirts of town, blessed with an abundance of land and a paucity of dependents.
'The Death of Margaret Roe' by Nat Newman
Havilah Brown lived on the outskirts of town, blessed with an abundance of land and a paucity of dependents.
Speaking of Partition by Rita Kothari
In the summer of 2014 a panel discussion titled “Partitioned Voices, Divided Tongues?” held in Delhi, invited the panellists to think ...
Swahili – English Translation Project
Building on the 2014-16 Bangla-English Translation Literary project model, Commonwealth Writers partnered with the E&D Readerships ...
The full picture: the Partner’s Learning Exchange 2017
As part of capacity development support to the South African Alliance on Youth Employment (SAAYE), the Commonwealth Foundation brokered ...
Luis by Jo-Anne Mason
I was living on Long Island, New York when Hurricane Donna came through in 1960. I was a kid, how could I know that this […]
‘It taught me to celebrate people’s identities, stories and history’
I came to South Africa eager to learn from the young leaders of SAAYE and what I ended up finding out had a huge impact on me.
Writing Alone Together
I once met a poet who, when he found out I was a writer, told me with a knowing smile that I must spend a lot of time alone.
The occasional hum of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize
ABOVE: Regional Winners in Singapore from left to right: Ingrid Persaud (for Caribbean region), Tracy Fells (for Canada and Europe ...
The 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Awards
Ingrid Persaud from Trinidad and Tobago has been announced as the overall winner for the 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
