This is the sixth time that Kwame McPherson, the regional winner from the Caribbean, had submitted short stories to the Commonwealth prize. (Read all the regional winners' short stories here.)
Read his winning story "Ocoee" from this link.
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Global winner of 2023 Commonwealth short story prize announced
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What do you think about this story?
ReplyDeleteI haven't read yet. Just published this link in order to let my visitors know that the Commonwealth foundation has chosen its overall winner. A bit busy because I have to entertain some friends from islands visiting Male' for the Eid holidays. Hopefully will read this story - and also the other stories from the regional winners which I have not yet read - and write reviews of them all. Thanks.
DeleteHere's what I think of the story: https://hilath.blogspot.com/2023/07/short-story-review-kwame-mcphersons.html
DeleteIts a good story. Reminded me of Toni Morrison. Ocoee massacre seems to be the single bloodiest day in modern American political history. This is the realm of big publishing and the big name writers. I expected Commonwealth to look for stories from parts of the world that we usually dont hear of.
ReplyDeleteYeah. I guess Commonwealth, like other international organizations, can assert its credibility only by being politically correct and that means taking into consideration only what is "weighty". So I am not surprised this story won the contest because it is weighty. I hope to read it tomorrow and post a review.
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