A little short story that's gone a long way

The official announcement was out yesterday, so I can say it here: my short story "Grandmother" is one of 19 shortlisted for this year's Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Woot!

I got the official (but embargoed) notification from the Commonwealth Foundation a couple of weeks ago, so I've had a while to digest the news. But I'm still super-chuffed when I think about it– and yes, I think only a Britishism like "chuffed" really conveys what I'm feeling here.

I'm also really surprised that only two e...