The shortlist for this year’s Commonwealth Short Story Prize has been announced, and a writer from Malaysia has made the cut. “In Weeds, the old man finds himself envying the gardeners at his condominium because they are allowed to be outside. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is administered by the Commonwealth Foundation, through its cultural initiative Commonwealth Writers. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is in its 10th edition this year. The other panellists are Nigerian writer A. Igoni Barrett; Bangladeshi writer, translator and editor Khademul Islam; British poet and fiction writer Keith Jarrett; Jamaican environmental activist, award-winning writer and 2012 Caribbean regional winner Diana McCaulay and award-winning author and 2016 Pacific regional winner Tina Makereti from New Zealand.

Source: The Star April 14, 2021 00:00 UTC