BBC National Short Story Award
BBC National Short Story Award is a British literary award for short stories. It was founded in 2005 by the NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) with support from BBC Radio 4 and Prospect magazine. The winner receives £15,000 for a single short-story. The award was originally known as the "National Short Story Award" and was renamed to include "BBC" in its title starting in 2008 to reflect the current sponsor.
| BBC National Short Story Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Short stories |
| Sponsored by | BBC Radio 4 with Cambridge University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | BBC (formerly National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) |
| Formerly called | National Short Story Award (2006–2007) |
| First awarded | 2006 |
| Currently held by | "Blue 4eva", Saba Sams (2022) |
| Website | BBC National Short Story Award |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | BBC Radio 4 |
The award has been called the richest prize in the world for a single short story; however, the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award is greater at £30,000.
Normally the award is open to British authors only, though in 2012 the award was opened to a global audience for one year only in honour of the 2012 Summer Olympics, which were hosted in London.