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Junot Díaz takes the award
Posted 22 March 2013An unnerving story of grief and high-school sex has won the world's most valuable short story prize. The American author Junot Díaz was presented with a cheque for £30,000 by... Read 'Junot Díaz takes the award ' -
Dark domestic tales make eye-catching final six for Short...
Posted 24 February 2013An explosive and diverse set of stories from six award-winning authors make up the shortlist for The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award 2013. Two of the stories... Read 'Dark domestic tales make eye-catching final...' -
Bringing it all back home
Posted 20 January 20132 comments Best of British authors dominate longlist for world's richest short story Award. A host of sparkling home-grown talent, including prize-winning authors Ali Smith, Toby Litt, Mark Haddon, Orange prize-winning Helen... Read 'Bringing it all back home ' -
BBC National Short Story Award returns for 2013
Posted 13 December 20126 comments After a year spanning the globe for the finest international talent, the BBC National Short Story Award returns for 2013 to celebrate the best in homegrown short fiction Submissions for... Read 'BBC National Short Story Award returns...' -
East beats West as Miroslav Penkov wins short story...
Posted 2 October 2012Bulgarian author Miroslav Penkov has won the £15,000 BBC International Short Story Award for his story ‘East of the West’. The announcement was made live on Radio 4’s Front Row... Read 'East beats West as Miroslav Penkov...' -
From first loves to last laughs
Posted 14 September 2012From first loves to last laughs: the shortlist for the BBC International Short Story Award opens a window to the world The shortlist for the BBC International Short Story Award... Read 'From first loves to last laughs' -
The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award...
Posted 29 July 20122 comments A prestigious panel of judges has been announced for the world's most valuable prize for a single short story. Novelist Joanna Trollope returns to the panel to judge the 2013... Read 'The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank...' -
The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award...
Posted 17 February 2012A short story containing only text messages is in the running to win the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award 2012. Will Cohu's 'Two Bad Thumbs' - the... Read 'The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank...' -
Short Story Award goes global
Posted 9 December 20111 comments To mark the 2012 Olympics, for one year only, the BBC National Short Story Award becomes the BBC International Short Story Award. Booktrust and the BBC's annual showcase of outstanding... Read 'Short Story Award goes global ' -
Download an exclusive short story from Clare Wigfall
Posted 21 November 2011We task each writer in residence with producing an exclusive piece of work during their residency. Seeing as Clare Wigfall's residency has been a celebration of the short story, it... Read 'Download an exclusive short story from...'
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