The BBC National Short Story Award 2020

Jonathan Freedland, Jan Carson, Eley Williams, Sarah Hall, Jack Houston, Caleb Azumah Nelson

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Now celebrating its fifteenth year, the BBC Award is one of the most prestigious for a single short story, with previous alumni including Zadie Smith, Hilary Mantel and Mark Haddon.

The stories shortlisted for the 2020 BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University demonstrate how a single moment might become momentous; how a small encounter or exchange can irreversibly change the way others see you, or the way you see yourself. From the struggles of two women trapped by joblessness and addiction to the hopes of two teenage brothers embarking on a new life without the protection of their parents, these stories show us what happens when we fail to relate to each other as well as the refuge that belonging affords.

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