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[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Life finds a way.

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

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[Noctara @rumilyrics]

Deep souls need deep souls.

[Jerry Saltz @jerrysaltz]

Art lasts when it outgrows its maker- when it becomes stranger, freer, and more alive than the artist ever imagined or intended.

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

To be in so much pain.

[Commonwealth Foundation Creatives @cwfcreatives]

We want your story! The 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize has begun 📚

Citizens of Commonwealth countries aged over 18 can enter. Stories should be between 2,000–5,000 words and must be unpublished fiction. Entry is free, and you can write on any theme.

Five regional winners will be announced next May. One of these five will be named the overall winner and receive £5,000. The regional winners will receive £2,500. All five regional winning stories will be published on Granta.

The deadline for entries is 11.59pm GMT on 1 November 2025.

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[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

Write. The effort is real.

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

To make light of serious matters as a personality type

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

Without a spiritual life you have no life.

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

All power comes from God, Rousseau

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

Inspiration and a lust for life

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

Shield your eyes from the sun

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

Instagram is still a soul crusher

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

Statistics reveal you have to be obvious and ask for what you want. How do you deal with the cringe aspect of this

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

Presume the positive.

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

You have to make it through the bad ideas before you get a good one.

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

But it's important to try.

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

It's not obvious at all how to recover from embarrassment.

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

The damage and destruction caused by this onslaught is obvious yet there are still people driven to propogate more violence and defending their position, because the truth is they will not be satisfied until everything and everyone is completely destroyed. Period.

[|ɒiɿɘꟻ @FerialPoetry]

What breaks your heart faster than social media