Numbers add up to win BBC National Short Story award


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Numbers add up to win BBC National Short Story award

Posted on 17/07/2008

The Numbers, an eerie tale of life on a remote Scottish island, has added Ł15,000 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.
Jane Gardam was named as runnerup for The People on Privilege Hill, earning her Ł3,000. The three remaining authors on the shortlist - Richard Beard, Erin Soros and Adam Thorpe - will all receive Ł500.

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