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| BBC National Short Story Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Short stories |
| Sponsored by | BBC Radio 4 with Cambridge University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | BBC (formerly National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) |
| Formerly called | National Short Story Award (2006–2007) |
| First awarded | 2006 |
| Currently held by | "Blue 4eva", Saba Sams (2022) |
| Website | BBC National Short Story Award |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | BBC Radio 4 |
The BBC National Short Story Award is a British literary award for short stories. 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.[1] The winner receives £15,000 for a single short-story.[1][2] The award was originally known as the National Short Story Award and was renamed to include "BBC" in 2008 to reflect the current sponsor.[1]
The award has been called the richest prize in the world for a single short story.[2] However, the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award is greater at £30,000.[3]
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.[4]
Winners and shortlisted writers[edit]
- 2006 – "An Anxious Man", James Lasdun
- 2007 – "The Orphan and the Mob", Julian Gough
- 2008 – "The Numbers", Clare Wigfall[2]
- 2009 – "The Not-Dead and the Saved", Kate Clanchy
- 2010 – "Tea at the Midland", David Constantine
- 2011 – "The Dead Roads", D. W. Wilson
- 2012 – "East of the West", Miroslav Penkov[4][5]
- 2013 – "Mrs Fox, Sarah Hall[6][7]
- 2014 – "Kilifi Creek", Lionel Shriver[8]
- 2015 – "Briar Road", Jonathan Buckley[9]
- 2016 – "Disappearances", K. J. Orr[10]
- 2017 – "The Edge of the Shoal", Cynan Jones[11]
- 2018 – "The Sweet Sop", Ingrid Persaud[12]
- 2019 – "The Invisible", Jo Lloyd[13]
- 2020 – "The Grotesques", Sarah Hall[14]
- 2021 – "All the People Were Mean and Bad", Lucy Caldwell[15]
- 2022 – "Blue 4eva", Saba Sams[16]
- 2023 – "Comorbidities", Naomi Wood[17]
2000s[edit]
| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | James Lasdun | An Anxious Man | Winner | [18] |
| Michael Faber | The Safehouse | Runner up | [18] | |
| Rose Tremain | The Ebony Hand | Shortlist | [18] | |
| William Trevor | Men of Ireland | Shortlist | [18] | |
| Rana Dasgupta | The Flyover | Shortlist | [18] | |
| 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 | [2] |
| 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[edit]
| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | David Constantine | Tea at the Midland | Winner | [19] |
| Jon McGregor | If it Keeps on Raining | Runner up | [19] | |
| 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 | [20][21] |
| Jon McGregor | Wires | Runner up | [21] | |
| K.J. Orr | The Human Circadian Pacemaker | Shortlist | [21] | |
| M.J. Hyland | Rag Love | Shortlist | [21] | |
| Alison MacLeod | The Heart of Denis Noble | Shortlist | [21] | |
| 2012 | Miroslav Penkov | East of the West | Winner | |
| Henrietta Rose-Innes | Sanctuary | Runner up | ||
| Julian Gough | The iHole | Shortlist | ||
| Carrie Tiffany | Before He Left the Family | Shortlist | ||
| Chris Womersley | In the Basement | Shortlist | ||
| Adam Ross | A Lovely and Terrible Thing | Shortlist | ||
| Deborah Levy | Black Vodka | Shortlist | ||
| M.J. Hyland | Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes | Shortlist | ||
| Lucy Caldwell | The Goose Father | Shortlist | ||
| Krys Lee | Escape Routes | Shortlist | ||
| 2013 | Sarah Hall | Mrs Fox | Winner | |
| Lucy Wood | Notes from the House Spirits | Runner up | ||
| Lavinia Greenlaw | We Are Watching Something Terrible Happening | Shortlist | ||
| Lionel Shriver | Prepositions | Shortlist | ||
| Lisa Blower | Barmouth | Shortlist | ||
| 2014 | Lionel Shriver | Kilifi Creek | Winner | |
| Zadie Smith | Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets | Runner up | ||
| Francesca Rhydderch | The Taxidermist's Daughter | Shortlist | ||
| Rose Tremain | The American Lover | Shortlist | ||
| Tessa Hadley | Bad Dreams | Shortlist | ||
| 2015 | Jonathan Buckley | Briar Road | Winner | |
| 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 | [10] |
| Claire-Louise Bennett | Morning, Noon & Night | Runner up | [10] | |
| Lavinia Greenlaw | The Darkest Place in England | Shortlist | ||
| Tahmima Anam | Garments | Shortlist | ||
| Hilary Mantel | In a Right State | Shortlist | ||
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2020s[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "BBC National Short Story Prize wepage". BBC. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d Richard Lea (4 July 2008). "Field narrows in race for richest story award". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ Staff writer (19 February 2012). "OMG: Text speak short story in running for £30,000 prize". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ a b Alison Flood (14 September 2012). "Deborah Levy joins shortlist for BBC international short story award". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Alison Flood (3 October 2012). "Miroslav Penkov wins BBC international short story award". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sarah Hall wins the BBC National Short Story Award". BBC. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Lionel Shriver wins BBC National Short Story Award". BBC News. 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Jonathan Buckley wins BBC National Short Story Award". BBC. 6 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Debut writer KJ Orr beats Hilary Mantel to short story prize". BBC News. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ a b Flood, Alison (3 October 2017). "BBC national short story award goes to Cynan Jones". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Ingrid Persaud wins BBC short story award". BBC News. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Welsh writer Jo Lloyd wins BBC Short Story prize". BBC. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Flood, Alison (19 October 2021). "Lucy Caldwell wins BBC national short story award for 'masterful' tale". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Shaffi, Sarah (4 October 2022). "Saba Sams wins BBC national short story award for 'transportive' tale". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e Ezard, John (4 April 2006). "Richest short story competition draws huge entry". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b Page, Benedicte (29 November 2010). "National Short Story award goes to David Constantine". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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