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Radio 4,19 Sep 2022,28 mins

SeriesBBC National Short Story Award 2022

And the moon descends on the temple that was by Kerry Andrew

BBC National Short Story Award

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The second in this year's BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. Two strangers are thrown together, in a world shattered by disaster. Now in its seventeenth year, the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University is one of the most prestigious for a single short story. Following the announcement of the shortlist on Radio 4's Front Row, on Thursday 15th September, the five stories in contention for the 2022 award will be broadcast on Radio 4 from Tuesday 20th September. Each of the shortlisted writers will be interviewed the evening preceding the broadcast of their story on Front Row, and the winner will be announced live on the programme Tuesday 4th October. All the stories will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast, and there will be a special edition of the Short Story podcast for each to download. For links and the most up to date information go to bbc.co.uk/nssa. Read by Matthew Needham Produced by Anne Isger A BBC Books Production

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