The BBC National Short Story Award 2024

by Paddy O’Connell, Vee Walker, Ross Raisin

Established in 2005, the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University was originally established to highlight a literary genre regarded as undervalued and under threat. It aimed to recognise and celebrate the very best writers of short fiction who had no prize equivalent to major literary awards like the Man Booker Prize. 19 years on, the short story is in robust health and the BBC National Short Story Award is recognised as the most prestigious for a single short story with the winning writer receiving £15,000 and the four shortlisted writers £600 each.

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Lucy Caldwell Sarah Hall Jan Carson Ingrid Persaud Cynan Jones KJ Orr Jonathan Buckley Lionel Shriver

Genres: Fiction

132 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 29, 2024

Reviews

[Andrew Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't read nearly enough short stories, this collection was tremendous (my favourite being Nice Dog by Vee Martin, for its humour and hope).