The outstanding literary talent which exists in many parts of the Commonwealth is making a significant contribution to contemporary writing in English. To encourage and reward the upsurge of new Commonwealth fiction and ensure that works of merit reach a wider audience outside their country of origin, the Commonwealth Foundation established the Commonwealth Writers Prize in 1987. Awarded annually, this major prize for Commonwealth fiction is fully international in its character and administration. Entries are first assessed by four regional panels of judges and the selection of the overall winner is made by a distinguished pan-Commonwealth panel. Each year in April the award ceremony is held in a different Commonwealth country.
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2002
Winner
2001
Winner
2000 - Committee: Kofi Anyidoho, Ch. [Penina Mlama, Andreis Oliphant]
Winner
Finalist
1999 - Committee: Kofi Anyidoho, Ch. [Susan Kiguli, Elinor Sisulu]
Winner
Molteno, M. (1998). If you can walk, you can dance. Cape Town, South Africa: David Philip.
Finalists
Jooste, P. (1998). Dance with a poor man's daughter. New York, NY: Doubleday.
Kwakye, B. (1998). The clothes of nakedness. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
1998 - Committee:
Winner
1997 - Committee:
Winner
Govender, R. (1996). At the edge and other Cato Manor stories. Pretoria, South Africa: Manx (Hibbard Publishers).
Vera, Y. (1996). Under the Tongue. Harare, Zimbabwe: Baobab Books (ABC).
1996 - Committee: Nobantu Rasebotsa, Ch. [Anthony Nazombe, Lenrie Peters,]
Winner
1995 - Committee:
Winners
Ogola, M.A. (1994). The river and the source. Nairobi, Kenya: Focus Books.
1994 - Committee:
Collen, L. (1993). The rape of sita. Port Louis, Mauritius: Ledikasyou pu Travayer.
Finalists
Safo, L. (1993). Cry a whisper. London: Bogle-L'Ouverture.
Vera, Y. (1993). Nehanda. Harare, Zimbabwe: Baobab Books.
Kanengoni, A. (1993). Effortless Tears. Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe: Baobab Books.
1993 - Committee:
1992 - Committee:
Winner
Aidoo, A. A. (1991). Changes. London: Women's Press.
Finalists
Akwanya, A. (1991). Orimili. Lagos, Nigeria: Heinemann Educational Books.
Darmani, L. (1991). Grief child. Oxford, UK: Lion Publishing.
Dawood, Y. (1991). Water under the bridge. Nairobi, Kenya: Longman.
Hove, C. (1991). Shadows. Harare, Zimbabwe: Baobab Books.
Okediran, W. (1991). The boys at the border. Ibadan, Nigeria: Spectrum Press.
Okri, B. (1991). The famished road. London: Cape.
1991 - Committee:
1990 - Committee:
Winner
Chinyonda, S. (1989). Harvest of thorns. Harare, Zimbabwe: Baobab Books.
1989 - Committee:
1988 - Committee:
1987 - Committee:
1986 - Committee:
Winner
Osundare, N. (1985). The eye of the earth. Ibadan, Nigerian: Heinemann Educational Books.
1984 - Lifetime award
(1963). Blood Knot: Play in seven scenes. The blood knot, a play in seven scenes. Johannesburg, SA: Simondium.
(1969). Boesman and Lena: A play in two acts. Cape Town, SA: Buren Publishers.
(1970). People are living there : a drama in two acts. New York, NY: S. French.
(1971). Hello and goodbye: A play in two acts. New York, NY: S. French.
(1976). Sizwe Bansi is dead and the island. New York, NY: Viking Press.
(1981). Lesson from Aloe: A drama. New York, NY: S. French.
(1982). Marigolds in August: A screenplay. Johannesburg, SA: Ad. Donker.
(1982). Master Harold and the boys: A drama. New York, NY: S. French.
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