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The 2025 Young Writers' Award Shortlist revealed!
Listen to the showcase of five shortlisted stories for the 2025 BBC Young Writers' Award.
NSSA 2024 - Ghost Kitchen by Ross Raisin
The fifth of the five shortlisted stories for the 2024 BBC National Short Story Award
NSSA 2024 - Nice Dog by Vee Walker
The fourth of the five shortlisted stories for the 2024 BBC National Short Story Award
NSSA 2024 - Pieces by Manish Chauhan
The third of the five shortlisted stories for the 2024 BBC National Short Story Award
NSSA 2024 - The Barber of Erice by Will Boast
The second of the five shortlisted stories for the 2024 BBC National Short Story Award
NSSA 2024 - Hamlet, a Love Story by Lucy Caldwell
The first of the five shortlisted stories the 2024 BBC National Short Story Award
2024 BBC Young Writers' Award Showcase with Katie Thistleton
Listen to the five shortlisted stories for the 2024 BBC Young Writers' Award
An Affliction by Lottie Mills
A strange illness takes hold of those living at the Saint Francis Invalid Colony...
When Love Sucks by Naomi Wood
Can an AI dating coach mend a woman's broken heart?
Minor Disturbances by Cherise Saywell
A specially commissioned story from BBC NSSA 2023 shortlistee, Cherise Saywell
