'True Happiness' by Efua Traoré

Commonwealth Writers was first founded in 2011 as an initiative to inspire, develop and connect writers. Since then, our community has grown.

The festive season is a time to pause and reflect on our changing world.

Extreme weather events are destroying small island infrastructure, upending local livelihoods, and overwhelming public finances.

The Commonwealth Foundation was saddened to learn of the death of Dr Humayun Khan, who served as Director from 1993 to 2000.

The Chair and Director-General of the Commonwealth Foundation pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Listen to the conversation between Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut and Ntsika Kota, winner of the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.