The Sunday Times Short Story Award, also known as the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award and later the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award, was a British

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for a single

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open to any novelist or short story writer from around the world who was published in the UK or Ireland. The winner received £30,000, and the five shortlisted writers each received £1,000. A longlist of 16 was also announced. The award was established in 2010 by

Cathy Galvin Cathy Galvin (born 14 December 1959) is a British poet and journalist. She has published three poetry collections and is co-founder of the Sunday Times Short Story Award. Her journalism has appeared in the ''Financial Times'', ''The Daily Teleg ...

of ''

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'' newspaper and Sir Matthew Evans of EFG Private Bank (and formerly of

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). In 2019, award sponsorship changed to

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, which withdrew its sponsorship after the 2021 award. It has been called the richest prize in the world for a single short story. Another major single-short-story award in the UK is the

BBC National Short Story Award The BBC National Short Story Award (known as the National Short Story Award in 2006 and 2007) has been described as "one of the most prestigious wardsfor a single short story" and the richest prize in the world for a single short story. It is an ...

, which was called the richest prize in the world for a single short story at £15,000 in 2008; however, as of 2013, ''The Sunday Times'' award was twice as large. ''

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'' reported in July 2022 that the prize was "in danger of being discontinued" as Audible had withdrawn their sponsorship the previous year. At that time Andrew Holgate, literary editor of the ''Sunday Times'', said that the prize had had to be delayed for a year as no replacement sponsor had been found.

Winners and shortlisted nominees

References

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External links

Sunday Times Short Story Award
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