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[1] [2] It has been described as "one of the most prestigious [awards] for a single short story" [3] and the richest prize in the world for a single short story. [4] The award aims to increase interest in the short story genre, particularly British short stories. [2] As of 2017, the winner receives £15,000 and four shortlisted writers receive ...
Phebean Ajibola Ogundipe, née Itayemi, OON (1927-2020) was a Nigerian author and civil servant.Writing as Phebean Itayemi, she became the first Nigerian woman to be published in English, after winning a British Council short story competition. [2]
Also an accomplished short story writer, Byatt's first published collection was Sugar and Other Stories (1987). [6] The Matisse Stories (1993) features three pieces, each describing a painting by the eponymous painter; each is the tale of an initially smaller crisis that shows the long-present unravelling in the protagonists' lives. [6]
Short stories. The Free Hand (1998) By Force of Will, Alone (2009) ... Nicola Barker at British Council: Literature; Nicola Barker at the Internet Book List
The BBC National Short Story Award is an annual short story contest in the United Kingdom which is open to UK residents and nationals. [2] [3] It aims to increase interest in the short story genre, particularly British short stories. [3] As of 2017, the winner receives £15,000 and four shortlisted writers receive £600 each.
Short stories by Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (4 P) E. Short stories by George Egerton (2 P) F. Short stories by C. S. Forester (4 P)
He has written short stories for Granta, Prospect, Esquire, Dazed and Confused, the Sunday Times, BBC Radio Three and Four, and for anthologies such as Best British Short Stories (Salt, 2013). [4] He won the BBC National Short Story Award in 2024 for his story Ghost Kitchen. [5] He lives in London with his wife and two children.
Her short stories have been anthologised and broadcast on Radio 4 and on radio networks in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain. She is on the British Council authors list, [2] and was one of the featured authors in the 'Save our Short Story Anthology' compiled by the Arts Council on the internet. She has also written three novels, The Sun's ...