Stories shortlisted for the National Short Story Award
Radio 4,·25 episodes
Hamlet, a love story by Lucy Caldwell
The first of the five shortlisted stories for this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award.
The Barber of Erice by Will Boast
The second of five stories in contention for this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award.
Pieces by Manish Chauhan
The third of the five shortlisted stories for this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award.
Nice Dog by Vee Walker
The fourth of the five shortlisted stories for this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award.
Ghost Kitchen by Ross Raisin
The fifth of the five shortlisted stories in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award.
Comorbidities by Naomi Wood
The first in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award with Cambridge University.
Guests by Cherise Saywell
The second in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award with Cambridge University.
It's Me by K Patrick
The third in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award with Cambridge University.
The Storm by Nick Mulgrew
The fourth in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award with Cambridge University.
Churail by Kamila Shamsie
The fifth story in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award with Cambridge University.
And the moon descends on the temple that was by Kerry Andrew
The second in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award. Read by Matthew Needham.
Blue 4Eva by Saba Sams
The first in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award. Read by Tuppence Middleton.
Flat 19 by Jenn Ashworth
The third in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award. Read by Maxine Peake.
Green Afternoon by Vanessa Onwuemezi
The fourth in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award. Read by Nicholas Pinnock.
Long Way to Come for a Sip of Water
The fifth in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award. Read by Joseph Balderrama.
All the People Were Mean and Bad by Lucy Caldwell
The first in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award. Read by Laura Pyper.
The Body Audit by Rory Gleeson
The second in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award. Read by Emmet Kirwan.
Night Train by Georgina Harding
The third in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award. Read by Sian Thomas.
Toadstone by Danny Rhodes
The fourth in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award. Read by Shaun Dooley.
Maykopsky District, Adyghe Oblast by Richard Smyth
The final story in this year's 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award. Read by Blake Ritson.
Pray by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Caleb Azumah Nelson's story is a powerful parable about loss, longing and brotherhood.
In the Car With the Rain Coming Down by Jan Carson
Jan Carson’s story is the gently humorous tale of a Northern Irish family get-together.
The Grotesques by Sarah Hall
Sarah Hall's evocative story about a troubled young woman.
Come Down Heavy by Jack Houston
Jack Houston's experimental story about two women living on the edge of society.
Scrimshaw by Eley Williams
Eley Williams witty and cautionary tale about late night texts and mating walruses.
