Commonwealth Writers' Prize
WE ARE PROUD to announce that this year, the Commonwealth Writer's Prize winners will be announced at a special event at the Franschhoek Literary Festival.
The Commonwealth Writers’ Prize is sponsored and administered by the Commonwealth Foundation with the support of the Macquarie Group Foundation
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LATEST! The shortlists for the 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Best Book Award and Best First Book Award were announced on 13 February. Click here for more news about the prize
In a unique aspect of the Prize, all regional winners will be invited to take part in a week-long programme of readings, community activities and other public events alongside the final pan-Commonwealth judging, in South Africa in May 2008. The week's programme will culminate in the announcement of the overall Best Book and Best First Book winners in a special ceremony as part of the 2008 Franschhoek Literary Festival on Sunday 18 May.
The final programme is being run in partnership with the Department of Arts and Culture and the Franschhoek Literary Festival. £10,000 will be awarded to the author of Overall Best Book, and £5,000 to the author of Best First Book. The Prize is now in its 22nd year. It is organised and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation with the support of the Macquarie Group Foundation across all four regions.
For further information, visit the website of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.