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Front Row: The BBC National Short Story Award ceremony

The BBC National Short Story Award ceremony

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The winners are announced for the 2019 BBC NSSA and the Young Writers' Award.

Live from the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House, the winners of the 2019 BBC National Short Story Award and the Young Writers' Award are announced.

Five authors have been shortlisted for the 2019 BBC National Short Story Award and the Young Writers' Award, the winners of which will be announced in front of a live audience in the BBC Radio Theatre.

Lucy Caldwell, Lynda Clark, Jacqueline Crooks, Tamsin Grey and Jo Lloyd are competing for the NSSA whose former winners include Lionel Shriver, Sarah Hall and Kate Clanchy.

John Wilson is joined by judges of both awards, as well as the Chair of the NSSA Judges, Nikki Bedi.

Presenter John Wilson
Producer Jerome Weatherald

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