Short Story Radio News

New stories online from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

We are proud to broadcast three special short stories written by Roger Stennett and produced by Ian Humphries of Christchurch studios, with students from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

The Word Audio Short Story Writer

We are pleased to announce the winning story of our World Audio Short Story Writer competition from earlier this year. Listen to Singing for the Terrified and hear an interview with the author, Helen Yendall.

National Short Story Week Young Writer 2011-2012

We are delighted to broadcast the winning story of the National Short Story Week Young Writer 2011-2012 competition - The Choice by Tom King.

Author successes

Congratulations to a number of Short Story Radio writers who have enjoyed recent successes. Jonathan Pinnock won the Scott Prize for his short story collection and also has a novel out - Mrs Darcy versus the Aliens (Proxima).

Julie Mayhew was nominated for a BBC Audio Drama Award for her Radio 4 play A Shoebox of Snow.