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Back up to: BBC National Short Story Award

  1. The Dead Roads

    5/5By DW Wilson. Violence threatens to break out as three friends road-trip across Canada.

  2. The Dead Roads by D W Wilson

    5/5The fifth story in contention for this major award is by DW Wilson.

  3. The Human Circadian Pacemaker by K J Orr

    4/5KJ Orr's story about return and readjustment is the next contender for this major award.

  4. Wires

    3/5By Jon McGregor. A young woman marvels at how her mind responds to a near-death experience

  5. Wires by Jon McGregor

    3/5The third story in contention for this major award is by Jon McGregor.

  6. The Heart of Denis Noble

    2/5By Alison MacLeod. The imagined life of a pioneering biologist facing his eureka moment.

  7. The Heart of Denis Noble by Alison MacLeod

    2/5Alison MacLeod's imagined life of a pioneering biologist is in contention for this award.

  8. Rag Love by M J Hyland

    1/5MJ Hyland's story about hopes and dreams is the first contender for this major award.