Sola Osofisan
05-01-2009, 05:25 PM
BBC National Short Story Award
The largest award for a single short story in the world. £15,000 for the winning story, £3,000 for the runner-up and £500 for the three other shortlisted stories.
Background
In 2005, the National Short Story Prize was launched at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to re-establish the importance of the British story after many years of neglect. Funded by NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) and supported by BBC Radio 4 and Prospect magazine, the prize (£15,000 to the winner) became the largest award in the world for a single short story.
The first winner, announced in 2006, was James Lasdun for his story 'An Anxious Man'.
In 2007, Julian Gough won the prize for his story 'The Orphan and the Mob'.
In 2008, Clare Wigfall won the Award for her story, ‘Numbers’, which appeared in her debut collection, The Loudest Sound and Nothing.
For 2008, the prize was renamed the BBC National Short Story Award to reflect the fact that the BBC is now the sponsor.
2009 BBC National Short Story Award
The 2009 BBC National Short Story Award was launched on 26 March.
This year's panel of judges are: singer-songwriter Will Young, broadcaster and journalist Tom Sutcliffe (chair), author Dame Margaret Drabble, Orange Prize winner Helen Dunmore and BBC Radio 4’s Editor Di Speirs.
The shortlist will be announced on Friday 27 November with the five stories broadcast on BBC Radio 4 each weekday before the winner is announced. The five stories will also be published in a special collection.
Entries are now open for the Award.
The deadline for entries is 5pm on 15 June 2009
Entry Form, Guidelines, more info here (http://www.theshortstory.org.uk/nssp/)
The largest award for a single short story in the world. £15,000 for the winning story, £3,000 for the runner-up and £500 for the three other shortlisted stories.
Background
In 2005, the National Short Story Prize was launched at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to re-establish the importance of the British story after many years of neglect. Funded by NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) and supported by BBC Radio 4 and Prospect magazine, the prize (£15,000 to the winner) became the largest award in the world for a single short story.
The first winner, announced in 2006, was James Lasdun for his story 'An Anxious Man'.
In 2007, Julian Gough won the prize for his story 'The Orphan and the Mob'.
In 2008, Clare Wigfall won the Award for her story, ‘Numbers’, which appeared in her debut collection, The Loudest Sound and Nothing.
For 2008, the prize was renamed the BBC National Short Story Award to reflect the fact that the BBC is now the sponsor.
2009 BBC National Short Story Award
The 2009 BBC National Short Story Award was launched on 26 March.
This year's panel of judges are: singer-songwriter Will Young, broadcaster and journalist Tom Sutcliffe (chair), author Dame Margaret Drabble, Orange Prize winner Helen Dunmore and BBC Radio 4’s Editor Di Speirs.
The shortlist will be announced on Friday 27 November with the five stories broadcast on BBC Radio 4 each weekday before the winner is announced. The five stories will also be published in a special collection.
Entries are now open for the Award.
The deadline for entries is 5pm on 15 June 2009
Entry Form, Guidelines, more info here (http://www.theshortstory.org.uk/nssp/)