"Now in its tenth year, the Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded annually for the best piece of unpublished short fiction from the Commonwealth. This year’s regional winners have risen to the top from a record 6423 entries from 50 Commonwealth countries." Have a look at the Competition's site for full information about the competition, and this year's shortlist and winners, and read more about Remy and his short story.

Remy Ngamije, UCT LLB Class of 2013, is the regional winner (Africa) of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize - for his story "Granddaughter of the Octopus". Read all about this award-winning author's writing and photography - and access playlists from one of his novel characters.