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    Here’s the shortlist for the £30,000 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award.

    Katie Yee

    June 8, 2020, 11:44am

    For a decade, the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award has been the most prestigious prize for a single short story. Previous winners include Kevin Barry and Yiyun Li. The honor also comes with a whopping £30,000 purse, making it the largest prize for a short story. Over the weekend, they revealed the shortlist for their tenth annual award. Congratulations to this year’s finalists!

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    Alexia Tolas
    “Granma’s Porch”

    Niamh Campbell
    “Love Many”

    Daniel O’Malley
    “Simon”

    Louise Kennedy
    “Sparing the Heather”

    Namwali Serpell
    “Take It”
    (Read it in Freeman’s.)

    Shawn Vestal
    “Teamwork”

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