The BBC National Short Story Award 2023
The BBC National Short Story Award is one of the most prestigious for a single short story, with the winning author receiving £15,000, and four further shortlisted authors £600 each.
Enter a story of no more than 8,000 words.
Reeta Chakrabarti is chair of the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University (NSSA) judging panel, alongside bestselling novelist Jessie Burton; Booker Prize wining author Roddy Doyle; author and creative writing lecturer Okechukwu Nzelu; and returning judge Di Speirs, books editor at BBC Radio.
The stories are broadcast on Radio 4 and available to listen to on BBC Sounds, and also published in an anthology by Comma Press. The 2022 winner of the BBC National Short Story Award was Saba Sams, and previous alumni of the award include Zadie Smith, Hilary Mantel, Jon McGregor, Ingrid Persaud, Cynan Jones, Sarah Hall, Lucy Caldwell and Jo Lloyd.
This is the awards' third year in partnership with Cambridge University.
The entry deadline for the BBC National Short Story Award is 13 March.
