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Granta Halts Publishing Commonwealth Winners Amid AI Controversy

6/20/2026

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Granta will cease publishing Commonwealth short story prize winners after mid-May criticism that the Caribbean winner *The Serpent in the Grove* by Jamir Nazir contained AI-like phrasing.
Granta will end external publishing partnerships and will keep shortlisted stories only on its website.
Publisher Sigrid Rausing said judges might have awarded an AI-plagiarised story.
Commonwealth Foundation director general Razmi Farook said all shortlisted writers denied AI use.

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Granta will cease publishing Commonwealth short story prize winners after mid-May criticism that the Caribbean winner *The Serpent in the Grove* by Jamir Nazir contained AI-like phrasing.
Granta will end external publishing partnerships and will keep shortlisted stories only on its website.
Publisher Sigrid Rausing said judges might have awarded an AI-plagiarised story.
Commonwealth Foundation director general Razmi Farook said all shortlisted writers denied AI use.