Kwame McPherson has won the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his story “Ocoee,” named after the Florida town and site of a 1920s massacre of Black residents. The prize is awarded annually to the best unpublished short fiction in…
Meet the the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize regional winners
Regional winners have emerged in the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Making the announcement in a statement the Commonwealth Foundation named the winners as Hana Gammon, Agnes Chew, Rue Baldry, Kwame McPherson and Himali McInnes, saying they captivated an expert…