Zambian wins 2007-8 Commonwealth Short Story Competition
Ellen Banda-Aaku of Zambia is the winner of the 2007-8 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. Her story 'Sozi's Box' was selected as the best story from the Africa region of the Commonwealth and as the winning story from more than two thousand entries.
Twenty five other writers from across the Commonwealth have also won prizes in the 2007 competition.
The winners are:
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Ellen Banda-Aaku (Zambia) Overall Winner and Regional Winner (Africa) for "Sozi's Box |
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Emily Pedder (UK) Regional Winner (Europe) for "Days Are Long" |
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Catherine Palmer (New Zealand) Regional Winner (Australia and the Pacific) for "Bushwoman" |
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Sarah Ceridwen Totton (Canada) Regional Winner (Canada & the Caribbean) for "The Man with the Seahorse Head" |
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Hema S Raman (India) Regional Winner (Asia) for "Where Do I Belong?" | |
The winners of Highly Commended stories are:
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Molara Wood (Nigeria) for "Trial By Water" |
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Wame Molefhe (Botswana) for "Six Pack" | |
Linda C Saunders (South Africa) for "Never Put Your Hand in a Dog's Mouth". | |
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Eunice Tan (Australia) for "In Transit" | |
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Robert Carter (Australia) for "Heaven" | |
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Bruce Riddell (Australia) for "Do Not Disturb" |
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David Campbell (Australia) for "Zuka's Gift" | |
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Paddy O'Reilly (Australia) for "The Passion Fruit" | |
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Ash Rehn (Australia) for "The Hook-Up" |
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Ditta Sylvester (Jamaica) for "The Last Ride" |  |
Katherine Atkinson (St. Lucia) for "The Village Voice" |  |
Darryl Berger (Canada) for "Scissors" | ||
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Stewart Boston (Canada) for "Melnyk Comes Home" | |
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Carin Makuz (Canada) for "Kick" | |
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Donna Tremblay (Canada) for "Leaving" |
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Manasi Subramaniam (India) for "Arranged Marriage" | |
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Aniruddha Sen (India) for "A Win-Win Game" | |
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Ashwini Gowariker (India) for "A Good Night's Work" |
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Rayika Choudri (Pakistan) for "Underneath the Sky" | |
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Faye Davies (UK) for "The Flying Carpet" | |
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Juliet O'Callaghan (UK) for "In Arms" |
The Commonwealth Short Story Competition is sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation and administered by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. The 26 winning stories have been recorded on CD and are available for sale.
Read more about the 2008-9 Short Story Competition
For more information on the Short Story Competition: email story@cba.org.uk
or fax +44 (0) 20 7583 5549.
The CD is available for sale in the CBA Shop.
Download audio recordings of a selection of Commonwealth Short Story winning entries.