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| awarded_for = Short stories
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| former name = National Short Story Award (2006–2007)
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| holder = "Blue 4eva", [[Saba Sams]] (2022)
| holder = ''Comorbidities'', [[Naomi Wood]] (2023)
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}}The '''BBC National Short Story Award''' (previously known as the '''National Short Story Award''') is a national short story contest in the United Kingdom.<ref name=":1" /> It was founded in 2005 by NESTA (the [[National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts]]) with support from [[BBC Radio 4]] and ''[[Prospect (magazine)|Prospect]]'' magazine.<ref name="home" /> The winner receives {{currency|15,000|GBP}} for a single short-story.<ref name="home">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0079gw3/features/about |title=BBC National Short Story Prize wepage |publisher=BBC |access-date=September 14, 2012}}</ref><ref name="lea">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jul/04/nationalshortstoryprize?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 |title=Field narrows in race for richest story award |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 July 2008 |author=Richard Lea |access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref> The award was originally known as the National Short Story Award and was renamed to include "BBC" in 2008 to reflect the current sponsor.<ref name="home" />
}}The '''BBC National Short Story Award''' (previously known as the '''National Short Story Award''') is a national short story contest in the United Kingdom.<ref name=":1" /> It was founded in 2005 by NESTA (the [[National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts]]) with support from [[BBC Radio 4]] and ''[[Prospect (magazine)|Prospect]]'' magazine.<ref name="home" /> The winner receives {{currency|15,000|GBP}} for a single short-story.<ref name="home">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0079gw3/features/about |title=BBC National Short Story Prize wepage |publisher=BBC |access-date=September 14, 2012}}</ref><ref name="lea">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jul/04/nationalshortstoryprize?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 |title=Field narrows in race for richest story award |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 July 2008 |author=Richard Lea |access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref> The award was originally known as the National Short Story Award and was renamed to include "BBC" in 2008 to reflect the current sponsor.<ref name="home" />


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BBC National Short Story Award
Awarded forBest short story by a UK national or resident
Sponsored byBBC Radio 4 with Cambridge University
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBBC (formerly National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts)
Formerly calledNational Short Story Award (2006–2007)
First awarded2006
Currently held byComorbidities, Naomi Wood (2023)
WebsiteBBC National Short Story Award
Television/radio coverage
NetworkBBC Radio 4

The BBC National Short Story Award (previously known as the National Short Story Award) is a national short story contest in the United Kingdom.[1] It was founded in 2005 by NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) with support from BBC Radio 4 and Prospect magazine.[2] The winner receives £15,000 for a single short-story.[2][3] The award was originally known as the National Short Story Award and was renamed to include "BBC" in 2008 to reflect the current sponsor.[2]

The award has been called the richest prize in the world for a single short story.[3] However, the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award is greater at £30,000.[4]

Normally, the award is open to British authors only. In 2012, it was open to a global audience for one year only in honour of the 2012 Summer Olympics, which were hosted in London.[5]

Winners and shortlisted writers

2000s

BBC National Short Story Award winners and finalists, 2006–2009
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2006 James Lasdun An Anxious Man Winner [1]
Michel Faber The Safehouse Runner up [1]
Rose Tremain The Ebony Hand Shortlist [1]
William Trevor Men of Ireland Shortlist [1]
Rana Dasgupta The Flyover Shortlist [1]
2007 Julian Gough The Orphan and the Mob Winner
David Almond Slog's Dad Runner up
Jonathan Falla The Morena Shortlist
Jackie Kay How to Get Away with Suicide Shortlist
Hanif Kureishi Weddings and Beheadings Shortlist
2008 Clare Wigfall The Numbers Winner [3]
Jane Gardam The People on Priviledge Hill Runner up
Adam Thorpe The Names Shortlist
Erin Soros Surge Shortlist
Richard Beard Guidelines for Measures to Cope with Disgraceful and Other Events Shortlist
2009 Kate Clanchy The Not-Dead and the Saved Winner
Sara Maitland Moss Witch Runner up
Jane Rogers Hitting Trees With Sticks Shortlist
Lionel Shriver Exchange Rates Shortlist
Naomi Alderman Other People's Gods Shortlist

2010s

BBC National Short Story Award winners and finalists, 2010–2019
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2010 David Constantine Tea at the Midland Winner [6]
Jon McGregor If it Keeps on Raining Runner up [6]
Helen Oyeyemi My Daughter the Racist Shortlist
Sarah Hall Butcher's Perfume Shortlist
Aminatta Forna Haywards Heath Shortlist
2011 D.W. Wilson The Dead Roads Winner [7][8]
Jon McGregor Wires Runner up [8]
K.J. Orr The Human Circadian Pacemaker Shortlist [8]
M.J. Hyland Rag Love Shortlist [8]
Alison MacLeod The Heart of Denis Noble Shortlist [8]
2012 Miroslav Penkov East of the West Winner [9][5]
Henrietta Rose-Innes Sanctuary Runner up [9][5]
Julian Gough The iHole Shortlist [5]
Carrie Tiffany Before He Left the Family Shortlist [5]
Chris Womersley In the Basement Shortlist [5]
Adam Ross A Lovely and Terrible Thing Shortlist [5]
Deborah Levy Black Vodka Shortlist [5]
M.J. Hyland Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes Shortlist [5]
Lucy Caldwell The Goose Father Shortlist [5]
Krys Lee Escape Routes Shortlist [5]
2013 Sarah Hall Mrs Fox Winner [10][11]
Lucy Wood Notes from the House Spirits Runner up [10][11]
Lavinia Greenlaw We Are Watching Something Terrible Happening Shortlist
Lionel Shriver Prepositions Shortlist
Lisa Blower Barmouth Shortlist
2014 Lionel Shriver Kilifi Creek Winner [12]
Zadie Smith Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets Runner up [12]
Francesca Rhydderch The Taxidermist's Daughter Shortlist
Rose Tremain The American Lover Shortlist
Tessa Hadley Bad Dreams Shortlist
2015 Jonathan Buckley Briar Road Winner [13]
Mark Haddon Bunny Runner up
Hilary Mantel The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher Shortlist
Jeremy Page Do It Now, Jump the Table Shortlist
Frances Leviston Broderie Anglaise Shortlist
2016 K.J. Orr Disappearances Winner [14]
Claire-Louise Bennett Morning, Noon & Night Runner up [14]
Lavinia Greenlaw The Darkest Place in England Shortlist
Tahmima Anam Garments Shortlist
Hilary Mantel In a Right State Shortlist
2017 Cynan Jones The Edge of the Shoal Winner [15][16]
Jenni Fagan The Waken Shortlist [16]
Will Eaves Murmur Shortlist [16]
Helen Oyeyemi If a book is locked there's probably a good reason for that, don't you think? Shortlist [16]
Benjamin Markovits The Collector Shortlist [16]
2018 Ingrid Persaud The Sweet Sop Winner [17]
Nell Stevens The Minutes Shortlist
Kiare Ladner Van Rensburg's Card Shortlist
Sarah Hall Sudden Traveller Shortlist
Kerry Andrew To Belong To Shortlist
2019 Jo Lloyd The Invisible Winner [18]
Lynda Clark Ghillie's Mum Shortlist [18]
Tamsin Grey My Beautiful Millennial Shortlist [18]
Lucy Caldwell The Children Shortlist [18]
Jacqueline Crooks Silver Fish in the Midnight Sea Shortlist [18]

2020s

BBC National Short Story Award winners and finalists, 2020–2029
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2020 Sarah Hall The Grotesques Winner [19]
Eley Williams Scrimshaw Shortlist
Jack Houston Come Down Heavy Shortlist
Jan Carson In the Car With the Rain Coming Down Shortlist
Caleb Azumah Nelson Pray Shortlist
2021 Lucy Caldwell All the People Were Mean and Bad Winner [20]
Danny Rhodes Toadstone Shortlist
Rory Gleeson The Body Audit Shortlist
Georgina Harding Night Train Shortlist
Richard Smyth Maykopsky District, Adyghe Oblast Shortlist
2022 Saba Sams Blue 4eva Winner [21]
Kerry Andrew And the moon descends on the temple that was Shortlist [21]
Jenn Ashworth Flat 19 Shortlist [21]
Vanessa Onwuemezi Green Afternoon Shortlist [21]
Anna Bailey Long Way to Come for a Sip of Water Shortlist [21]
2023 Naomi Wood Comorbidities Winner [22]
Cherise Saywell Guests Shortlist
K Patrick It's Me Shortlist
Nick Mulgrew The Storm Shortlist
Kamila Shamsie Churail Shortlist
2024 To be announced 12 September 2024[23] Shortlist


References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ezard, John (4 April 2006). "Richest short story competition draws huge entry". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "BBC National Short Story Prize wepage". BBC. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Richard Lea (4 July 2008). "Field narrows in race for richest story award". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. ^ Staff writer (19 February 2012). "OMG: Text speak short story in running for £30,000 prize". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Alison Flood (14 September 2012). "Deborah Levy joins shortlist for BBC international short story award". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  6. ^ a b Page, Benedicte (29 November 2010). "National Short Story award goes to David Constantine". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  7. ^ Rosemary Westwood (6 September 2012). "D.W. Wilson: The Canadian who grabbed the Brit lit prize". Toronto: The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d e Flood, Alison (9 September 2011). "BBC National Short Story award pits award-winning writers against students". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b Alison Flood (3 October 2012). "Miroslav Penkov wins BBC international short story award". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  10. ^ a b Liz Bury (8 October 2013). "Sarah Hall's tale of woman who turns into a fox wins BBC short story award". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Sarah Hall wins the BBC National Short Story Award". BBC. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  12. ^ a b "Lionel Shriver wins BBC National Short Story Award". BBC News. 30 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Jonathan Buckley wins BBC National Short Story Award". BBC. 6 October 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Debut writer KJ Orr beats Hilary Mantel to short story prize". BBC News. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  15. ^ Flood, Alison (3 October 2017). "BBC national short story award goes to Cynan Jones". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  16. ^ a b c d e "The BBC National Short Story Award Shortlist". Granta. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Ingrid Persaud wins BBC short story award". BBC News. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  18. ^ a b c d e "Welsh writer Jo Lloyd wins BBC Short Story prize". BBC. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Sarah Hall becomes first writer to win BBC National Short Story Award twice". BBC National Short Story Award. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  20. ^ Flood, Alison (19 October 2021). "Lucy Caldwell wins BBC national short story award for 'masterful' tale". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  21. ^ a b c d e Shaffi, Sarah (4 October 2022). "Saba Sams wins BBC national short story award for 'transportive' tale". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  22. ^ Creamer, Ella; Wood, Naomi (26 September 2023). "Bestselling author Naomi Wood wins 2023 BBC national short story award". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2023. Includes full text of story
  23. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - BBC National Short Story Award - 2024 BBC Short Story Awards open". BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

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