Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2009

Africa

Best Book: The Lost Colours of the Chameleon – Mandla Langa (South Africa), Picador Africa
Best First Book : Say You're One of Them – Uwem Akpan (Nigeria), Abacus

Canada and the Caribbean

Best Book: Good to a Fault – Marina Endicott (Canada), Freehand Books
Best First Book : Reading by Lightning – Joan Thomas (Canada), Goose Lane Editions

Europe and South Asia

Best Book: Unaccustomed Earth – Jhumpa Lahiri (United Kingdom), Bloomsbury
Best First Book : A Case of Exploding Mangoes – Mohammed Hanif (Pakistan), Vintage

South East Asia and South Pacific

Best Book: The Slap – Christos Tsiolkas (Australia), Allen & Unwin
Best First Book : The Year of the Shanghai Shark – Mo Zhi Hong (New Zealand), Penguin