The Commonwealth Foundation has announced the regional winners of the world’s most global literary prize. New Zealander Himali McInnes has won the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Pacific). The 49-year-old, who lives in Auckland, .
Bahamian writer Alexia Tolas is among 28 individuals whose short stories have been shortlisted for the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Tolas’ short story “The Ovelias at Benzie Hill Dump” is about a 15-year-old boy who is desperate to earn his grandfather’s approval and his brother’s respect. But one day when he joins his family