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The Not-Dead and the Saved

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By Kate Clanchy. A powerful and moving story about love and letting go.

By Kate Clanchy. A powerful and moving story about love and letting go. Penelope Wilton reads 2009's winning entry.

By Kate Clanchy. Penelope Wilton reads the second of five shortlisted stories for the annual prize, chosen from over 680 entries from published writers.

Written by an exciting mix of well known and newer writers, the stories range from the contemporary to the fantastical, and from the funny to the intensely moving. They reflect the very best in short story writing in Britain today, and are read by some of the nation's best-known actors.

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Readings of the five shortlisted stories for the annual prize

Readings of the five shortlisted stories for the annual prize, chosen from over 680 entries from published writers

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