Gráinne Murphy’s favourite short story
26th August 2021
Gráinne Murphy on the short story she loves and thinks you will, too – The Starlight on Idaho, by Denis Johnson
Celeste Ng
With their story: 'Every Little Thing'
Promoting & celebrating the excellence of the modern short story
The Sunday Times Short Story Award is the richest prize for a single short story in the English language, worth £30,000 to the winner. The award is open to any novelist or short story writer from around the world who is published in the UK.
2017 winner
Bret Anthony Johnston takes the top spot with 'Half of What Atlee Rouse Knows About Horses'
Bret Anthony Johnston has won the 2017 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award with his story ‘Half of What Atlee Rouse Knows About Horses’.
The 2017 shortlist
American writers are at the core of the six strong shortlist for the 2017 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, which is announced today, March 19. This year’s line-up for the prize, at £30,000 the richest in the world for a short story, includes three women and three men, four American writers, one British and one Irish author.
Latest news for the 2017 award
Susannah Dickey’s favourite short story
12th August 2021
Susannah Dickey on the short story she loves and thinks you will, too – The Universal Story, by Ali Smith
Mark Jude Poirier’s favourite short story
5th August 2021
Mark Jude Poirier on the short story he loves and thinks you will, too – The Legend of Pig-Eye, by Rick Bass
A look back at the 2016 winner
