Numbers add up to win BBC National Short Story awardThe Numbers, an eerie tale of life on a remote Scottish island, has added £15,000 to Clare Wigfall's bank balance after winning the world's most lucrative prize for a single short story, the BBC National Short Story award. The story is from her debut collection, The Loudest Sound & Nothing, (Faber).
Jane Gardam was named as runnerup for The People on Privilege Hill, earning her £3,000. The three remaining authors on the shortlist - Richard Beard, Erin Soros and Adam Thorpe - will all receive £500.
Jane Gardam was named as runnerup for The People on Privilege Hill, earning her £3,000. The three remaining authors on the shortlist - Richard Beard, Erin Soros and Adam Thorpe - will all receive £500.
The full report at The Guardian online.
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