ジャミア・ナジール氏は、自身の短編小説「The Serpent in the Grove」で、2026年コモンウェルス短編小説賞のカリブ海地域部門を受賞した。しかし、5月13日の発表から数日後、この作品がAIによって生成されたものではないかとの疑惑が浮上した。
地域部門の受賞者は2026年5月13日に発表され、シャルマ・テイラー氏らを含む審査員によってナジール氏の作品が選出された。テイラー氏は同作品について、「洗練された自信に満ちた作品であり、読了後も心に残る旋律のような語り口が特徴だ」と評していた。今年で14年目を迎える同賞は、参加費が無料であり、コモンウェルス加盟国全域の未発表作家からの応募を受け付けている。
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