BBC National Short Story Award 2008
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BBC National Short Story Award
This is the largest award for a single short story in the world, with £15,000 for the winning story, £3,000 for the runner-up and £500 for the three other shortlisted stories.
Closing date 22 January 2008
UK residents only
The National Short Story Prize was launched at the 2005 Edinburgh International Book Festival to re-establish the importance of the British story after many years of neglect. Funded by 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.
For 2008, the prize has been renamed the BBC National Short Story Award to reflect the fact that the BBC is now the sponsor.
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.
You can find more information and download entry forms and terms & conditions from this page.
