Mary Rokonadravu
Fijian writer
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Mary Rokonadravu is a story writer from Fiji. She was the first Fijian to win the Pacific regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize twice in 2015 and 2022.
- The Nightwatch (short story)
Mary Rokonadravu | |
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| Occupation | Story writer |
| Notable work | Famished Eels (short story)
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| Awards | Commonwealth Short Story Prize (2015) & (2022) |
Career
Rokonadravu was the first Fijian to win the Pacific regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her short story "Famished Eels" in 2015.[1][2][3] She was also shortlisted for the same award in 2017.[4][5]
She has directed a prison writing programme at Suva's seven correctional facilities for four years and in 2008, she published shedding Silences, the Pacific's first anthology of prison writing.[6] In 2017, Rokonadravu launched a writing competition under the banner of the Fiji Media Watch Group.[7][8]
Rokonadravu was again awarded with the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her story The Nightwatch in 2022.[9]
Awards
Bibliography
Short stories
- "Famished Eels" — A short story narrating inter-family and regional relations.
- "Sepia"[12]
