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The announcement of the winner of the 大象传媒 National Short Story Award

Shortlisted authors Tahmima Anam, Claire-Louise Bennett, Lavinia Greenlaw, Hilary Mantel and K J Orr find out which of them has won the 2016 大象传媒 National Short Story Award.

John Wilson hosts the 大象传媒 National Short Story Award live from the 大象传媒 Radio Theatre.

This year's shortlisted authors are Hilary Mantel, K J Orr, Tahmima Anam, Claire-Louise Bennett and Lavinia Greenlaw. Four of the five join John on stage to discuss their stories and explore the art of writing a short story.

The winner of the 拢15000 prize will be announced by Chair of Judges, Jenni Murray.

In addition, Radio 1 DJ Alice Levine will announce the winner of the 大象传媒 Young Writer's Award.

The 大象传媒 National Short Story Award is presented in conjunction with BookTrust.

Presenter John Wilson
Producer Rebecca Armstrong.

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30 minutes

NSSA 2016

NSSA 2016

Main image above and to the left:

from Left: Hilary Mantel, credit Anita Corbin; KJ Orr, credit: Lottie Davies; Tahmima Anam, credit: Abeer Y Hoque; Clair-Louise Bennett, credit:Ben Geoghegan; Lavinia Greenlaw.

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Presenter John Wilson
Producer Rebecca Armstrong

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  • Tue 4 Oct 2016 19:15

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