The 2025 Young Writers' Award Shortlist revealed!
14 Sep 2025
48m
BBC Radio 4 · Audio Drama
Short Story
Brand new stories, from today’s best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 – the home of the Short Story Radio 4 is the world’s leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent writing from the hottest names offering compelling snapshots of the way we live now, produced by the experts behind the BBC National Short Story Award and other in-house readings teams.
Episodes
NSSA 2024 - Ghost Kitchen by Ross Raisin
20 Sep 2024
35m
AI processed"Ghost Kitchen," a shortlisted entry for the 2024 BBC National Short Story Award, examines the precarious reality of "dark kitchens"—windowless, industrial food preparation hubs disconnected from traditional restaurant settings. The narrative follows Sean, a courier who finds solace in the anonymity of these outskirts,...
NSSA 2024 - Nice Dog by Vee Walker
20 Sep 2024
33m
NSSA 2024 - Pieces by Manish Chauhan
18 Sep 2024
35m
NSSA 2024 - The Barber of Erice by Will Boast
17 Sep 2024
34m
NSSA 2024 - Hamlet, a Love Story by Lucy Caldwell
17 Sep 2024
35m
2024 BBC Young Writers' Award Showcase with Katie Thistleton
15 Sep 2024
51m
An Affliction by Lottie Mills
21 May 2024
14m
When Love Sucks by Naomi Wood
25 Apr 2024
14m
Minor Disturbances by Cherise Saywell
08 Feb 2024
14m
Hearing Aids by Roddy Doyle
20 Oct 2023
14m
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