The winners were announced by Mimi Khalvati on 31 October at the Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London, with the winning entries subsequently published in Wasafiri 61, Spring 2010.
[10] Winners Special commendations: Akwaeke Emezi for "Welcome"; Richard Georges for "Bush Tea"; Sarala Estruch for "Saturdays" The 2016 judges were Susheila Nasta (Chair), Diran Adebayo, Imtiaz Dharker and Vesna Goldsworthy.
[11] Winners Special commendations: H. M. Aziz for "The Cheekovit" (Fiction); Zillah Bowes for "Dogs who like fish" (Poetry); Cheryl Anderson for "Round Yard" (Life Writing) The 2017 judges were Susheila Nasta (Chair), Sabrina Mahfouz, Andrea Stuart and Boyd Tonkin.
by Aliyah Kim Keshani (Life Writing) The 2018 judges were Susheila Nasta (Chair), Elleke Boehmer, Malika Booker and Kerry Young.
[20] Winners The 2022 judges were Marina Salandy-Brown (Chair), Preti Taneja (Fiction), Mary Jean Chan (Poetry), and Francesca Wade (Life Writing).
[22][23] Winners The 2024 judges of the prize were Margaret Busby (Chair), Isabel Waidner (Fiction), Cristina Rivera Garza (Life Writing), and Meena Kandasamy (Poetry).