The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was established in 1987 "to encourage and reward the upsurge of new Commonwealth fiction and ensure that work of merit reach a wider audience outside their country of origin. . ." The prize is awarded for overall best book and best debut book, and for best book and best debut book in four regions of the Commonwealth of Nations. The winner of the overall best book prize receives £10,000 and the overall best debut book receives £5,000. 

The latest South East Asia and South Pacific region winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prizes for the best works of fiction are featured below along with a list of all previous winners of the prizes. We also provide links to the winners of the other commonwealth prizes and to our index of all book awards featured on Happy Dead Trees.

The Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Book and Best Debut Book - South East Asia and South Pacific

All Past Winners of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Book and Best Debut Book - South East Asia and South Pacific

2007

Best - The Time We Have Taken by Steven Carroll (Australia)

Best Debut - The Anatomy of Wings by Karen Foxlee (Australia)

2008

Best - Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones

2009

Best - The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas (Australia)

Best Debut - The Year of the Shanghai Shark by Mo Zhi Hong (New Zealand)

2010

Winners of the 2010 Commonwealth Writers' Prizes for Best Novel and Best Novel in the South East Asia and South Pacific region will be announced Spring 2010

The Commonwealth Book Prize for Best Book of the Year > > > 

The Official Website of the Commonwealth Book Prizes

(Visit our Book Awards Index for a complete list of the dozens of book awards listed on Happy Dead Trees.)