Short Story

2024 BBC Young Writers' Award Showcase with Katie Thistleton


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Katie Thistleton presents a showcase of the five shortlisted stories for this year's BBC Young Writers' Award.

Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, the BBC Young Writers’ Award with Cambridge University is open to all writers between the ages of 14 –18 and was created to discover and inspire the next generation of writers. It is a cross-network collaboration between BBC Radio 4 and Radio 1. The winner receives a personalised mentoring session with an author to enhance their writing skills.

The 2024 BBC Young Writers’ Award shortlist with Cambridge University is:

‘A Human, a Robot and a Gosling Walk into a Post-Apocalyptic Bar’ by Basmala Alkhalaf

‘The Quiet’ by Amaan Foyez
‘Special’ by Lulu Frisson
‘Confession’ by Vivienne Hall
‘Nathalie’s Flatmate’ by Aidan Vogelzang

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