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
Jonathan Gibbs
With their story: 'A Prolonged Kiss'
Promoting & celebrating the excellence of the modern short story
The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award is the richest prize for a single short story in the English language, worth £30,000 to the winner. 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.
The submission period for the 2021 award closed at 6pm on December 4, 2020. The longlist will be announced in May 2021, the shortlist in June 2021, and the winner will be announced on July 8, 2021.
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2021 winner
Latest news for the 2021 award
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
Laura Demers’ favourite short story
29th July 2021
Laura Demers on the short story she loves and thinks you will, too – Ordinary Sins, by Kirstin Valdez Quade
A look back at the 2020 winner
