bbc national short story award 2020 shortlist

The judges for 2020 are award-winning journalist, novelist and broadcaster Jonathan Freedland (Chair) whose panel includes Commonwealth Prize winner Lucy Caldwell, who was shortlisted for both the 2012 and 2019 BBC NSSA; British-Nigerian writer Irenosen Okojie, a Betty Trask and Caine Prize winner; Edge Hill Prize shortlistee and Guardian short story columnist Chris Power; and returning judge Di Speirs, Books Editor at BBC Radio. The five shortlisted authors are aged between 15-18. Katie Thistleton, Chair of the 2020 BBC Young Writers’ Award Judging Panel, says: “Congratulations to our five shortlisted writers and thank you to everyone who entered the 2020 BBC Young Writers’ Award. I hope this year’s entries will inspire others.”, Posted in: National Short Story Award, News, Press Release, Sarah Hall Nominated for Fourth Time as 15th BBC National Short Story Award Reveals Bold, Experimental Shortlist Celebrating a Generation of Voices, Winner of the BBC National Short Story Award: Sarah Hall, Troilus & Criseyde: Translation & Commentary, Radio 4: What are Young People Writing & Reading, Four Cambridge University Lecturers discuss a short story. The five selected stories, written by young people aged 15-18, tackle a range of topics, from the relationship between a boy and his grandmother inspired by family experience of Alzheimer's, to the memory and stories of a first-generation Indian migrant. “I am inordinately proud of this year’s shortlist—it’s sharp, relevant, sometimes heart-rending, sometimes funny,” said judge Di Speirs, Editor of Books at BBC Audio in a press release. This year has been an unsettling one for young people and writing has proved a powerful way to explore complex feelings and emotions. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Giving voice to the ‘othered’ and reclaiming narratives are the dominating themes for the 2020 BBC Young Writers’ Award shortlist. Caleb Azumah Nelson is on the shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award 2020 with Cambridge University announced on September 11, 2020. 2020 BBC Young Writers’ Award shortlist revealed Posted on 6th October 2020 6th October 2020 by bbcshortstory After months of waiting, the deeply impressive shortlist for the 2020 BBC Young Writers’ Award, with First Story and Cambridge University, has been announced on BBC Radio 1’s Life Hacks. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Practising for GCSE English Language papers inspired two finalists to write, with one, Ben Marshall, never having written a short story before outside of the classroom. The shortlist this panel has announced has the following writers; Caleb Azumah Nelson is a 26-year-old British-Ghanaian writer and photographer living in South East London. Each under under 1000 words, the stories will be read by actors including Hollyoaks and Derry Girls actor Dylan Llewelyn, The End of the F***ing World actress Jessica Barden, and comedian and actress, Nimisha Odedra. The 2020 shortlist. Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition: Program announced. He is also a mentor to our Voice Contributors, and champions our festivals programme, including the reporter team at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.. You must be signed in to post a comment. The 2020 BBC Young Writers’ Award shortlist is: ‘Winds that Travel Across’ by Maleeha Faruki, 18, from Leicester, ‘Three Pomegranate Seeds’ by Mei Kawagoe, 15, from Leicestershire, ‘Bingo Tuesdays’ by Ben Marshall, 18, from Otford, Kent, ‘The Changeling’ by Lottie Mills, 18, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, ‘The Battle of Trafalgar Square’ by Naomi Thomas, 17, from Sheffield. Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser. With characters and dialogue so alive they reach out from the page, ‘Pray’ explores fear, injustice, masculinity, race and the origins of violence. Share this page with friends, family and colleagues by using the buttons below. The winner, who receives £15,000, will be announced on October 6, 2020. It is a cross-network collaboration between BBC Radio 4 and Radio 1.Katie Thistleton, Chair of the 2020 BBC Young Writers’ Award Judging Panel, says: “Congratulations to our five shortlisted writers and thank you to everyone who entered the 2020 BBC Young Writers’ Award. Thistleton is joined on the judging panel by: Laura Bates, Sunday Times bestselling author and founder of ‘The Everyday Sexism Project’; screenwriter, novelist and YA Book Prize 2018 winner Will Hill; winner of the Branford Boase Award and shortlistee for the YA Book Prize 2019 Muhammad Khan; and poet, critic and journalist Bridget Minamore. ‘Pray’ is a ‘vibrant, invigorating and agile’ story set over a summer in South East London. Gaining insight into the minds of teenagers and what they care about through their writing has never seemed so vital. Sarah Hall has become the first writer to win the BBC national short story award twice, with judges describing her as a virtuoso of the form. The closing date is 6pm on December 4, 2020. This year has been an unsettling one for young people and writing has proved a powerful way to explore complex feelings and emotions. The five selected stories, written by young people aged 15-18, tackle a range of topics, from the relationship between a boy and his grandmother inspired by family experience of Alzheimer's, to the memory and stories of a first-generation Indian migrant. The BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University is a British literary award for short stories founded by the UK NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) with support from BBC Radio 4 and Prospect magazine in 2005. A snapshot of Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 1. The award was originally known as ‘National Short Story Award’ and renamed to ‘BBC’ starting in 2008 to reflect the current sponsor. It is a cross-network collaboration between BBC Radio 4 and Radio 1. He is a politics graduate and holds a masters in journalism, with particular interest in youth political engagement and technology. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). The award, for a story of 6,000 words or less, is open to any novelist or short story writer from around the world who has been published in the UK or Ireland. Learn how your comment data is processed. Tom is the Editor of Voice. The shortlist also sees the return of 2018 finalist Lottie Mills – a second-year English Literature student at Cambridge University – for her ‘genuine triumph’ of a story inspired by her #OwnVoices experience of disability and her frustration at how difference is represented. The winner will be announced on Tuesday 6 October in a special short story edition of BBC Radio 4’s Front Row from 7.15pm. African literary community responds to Nigeria’s #LekkiGenocide. In the dormant periods between writing ... and read on BBC Radio 4 and RTE Radio 1. Alexia Tolas With their story: ... she won the Commonwealth Short Story Regional Award for the Caribbean. Hilary Mantel, KJ Orr and Lavinia Greenlaw are all nominated for the BBC National Short Story Award for a second time. After months of waiting, the deeply impressive shortlist for the 2020 BBC Young Writers’ Award, with First Story and Cambridge University, has been announced on BBC Radio 1’s Life Hacks.The five shortlisted writers are:‘Winds that Travel Across’ by Maleeha Faruki, 18, from Leicester‘Three Pomegranate Seeds’ by Mei Kawagoe, 15, from Leicestershire‘Bingo Tuesdays’ by Ben Marshall, 18, from Otford, Kent‘The Changeling’ by Lottie Mills, 18, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire‘The Battle of Trafalgar Square’ by Naomi Thomas, 17, from SheffieldNow in its sixth year, The BBC Young Writers’ Award with First Story and Cambridge University 2020 is open to all writers between the ages of 13 –18 years and was created to discover and inspire the next generation of writers. The shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award, one of the most prestigious (and richest) awards given to a single short story in the UK, was announced today on BBC Radio 4. All five stories will be broadcast on Radio 4 and on BBC Sounds and published in an anthology produced by Comma Press. Now in its sixth year, The BBC Young Writers’ Award with First Story and Cambridge University 2020 is open to all writers between the ages of 13 –18 years and was created to discover and inspire the next generation of writers. The submission period for the 2021 award opens at 00.01am on October 11, 2020. A snapshot of Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5, the final season. Previous winners have been Lionel Shriver, Zadie Smith, Hilary Mantel and Jon McGregor. Caleb Azumah Nelson is on the shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award 2020 with Cambridge University announced on September 11, 2020. Djaïli Amadou Amal on Prix Goncourt 2020 longlist. Click here to sign in now. The BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University is a British literary award for short stories founded by the UK NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) with support from BBC Radio 4 and Prospect magazine in 2005. Charged with ‘wit, anger, affection and sorrow’, the story shows the reality for young black men navigating a world that ‘wasn’t built with us in mind’. The 2020 winner will be announced live on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row on Tuesday 6 th October. I hope this year’s entries will inspire others.”. Giving voice to the ‘othered’ and reclaiming narratives are the dominating themes for the 2020 BBC Young Writers’ Award shortlist. Maaza Mengiste, Namwali Serpell are Los Angeles Times Book Prizes 2019 finalists. Click this message to read our privacy policy and see when we do collect your information. Gaborone Book Festival 2020 to kick off on September 17. Gaining insight into the minds of teenagers and what they care about through their writing has never seemed so vital. The 2019 winner of the BBC National Short Story Award was Welsh writer Jo Lloyd, who won for ‘The Invisible’. Voice is run by the charity Upstart Projects – Registered charity #1157864. Starting Sunday 20 September the five shortlisted stories, along with interviews with the authors, will be available to listen via the Short Works podcast on the BBC Sounds app and the BBC Radio 1 website.

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