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message 1: by Beverly (new)

Beverly Jennifer Makumbi of Uganda was the overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The judges praised her work, "Let’s Tell This Story Properly," for its risk-taking, grace and breadth. Commonwealth Writers has partnered with Granta magazine to give the overall winner the opportunity to be published by Granta online.

Here is a link to info on the winner and a link to read her story:

http://www.commonwealthwriters.org/je...


message 2: by Ndiritu (new)

Ndiritu Wahome | 7 comments Congratulations are in order for Makumbi :)


message 3: by ColumbusReads (new)

ColumbusReads (coltrane01) | 9 comments Beverly wrote: "Jennifer Makumbi of Uganda was the overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The judges praised her work, "Let’s Tell This Story Properly," for its risk-taking, grace and breadth. Commo..."

I enjoyed this story. Thanks, Beverly!


message 4: by Diane (new)

Diane (dianegn) Thanks for telling us. I'm looking forward to reading it.


message 5: by Donald (new)

Donald | 126 comments Thank you Beverly for the update


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