USA Africa Dialogue Series - New Commonwealth Writers Prizes- final call for entries

Dear All

Please circulate to your networks

Commonwealth Writers final call for entries:

Last few weeks remaining to enter the new Commonwealth Book Prize and
Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The prizes are part of a new
initiative, Commonwealth Writers, an online hub to inspire, inform and
create a community of writers from all over the world. Together with
the prizes, Commonwealth Writers unearths, develops and promotes the
best new fiction from across the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth Short Story Prize: Wednesday 30 November 2011 (5pm GMT)
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of
unpublished short fiction in English (2000-5000 words). Regional
winners receive £1,000 and the overall winner receives £5,000.

Commonwealth Book Prize: Friday 9 December 2011 (5pm GMT)
Awarded for best first book, the Commonwealth Book Prize is open to
writers who have had their first novel (full length work of fiction in
English) published between 1 January and 31 December 2011. Regional
winners receive £2,500 and the overall winner receives £10,000.

Enter online at www.commonwealthwriters.org.

best wishes

Ike

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