Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter A piece of writing that won the Caribbean category of the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize has come under scrutiny after readers alleged that it may have been generated using artificial intelligence tools. The Serpent in the Grove by Trinidad and Tobago writer Jamir Nazir was announced last week as the Caribbean regional winner of the annual prize, which recognises unpublished fiction from across the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize, launched in 2012 by the Commonwealth Foundation, awards £2,500 to each regional winner and £5,000 to the overall winner, who will be announced on 30 June. The prize accepts unpublished short fiction between 2,000 and 5,000 words and is open to writers from the Commonwealth’s 56 member states. The foundation said this year’s competition received 7,806 entries from 51 member nations, with regional winners selected from a shortlist of 25 …