Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Shortlist Released this Week for The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Prize


This week, The Sunday Times has released the names of the writers shortlisted for The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story prize. The list includes a Pulitzer winner and some of the UK's best-known authors.

• Junot Díaz Miss Lora
• Mark Haddon The Gun
• Sarah Hall Evie
• Cynan Jones The Dig
• Toby Litt Call it “The Bug” Because I Have No Time to Think of a Better Title
• Ali Smith The Beholder

It is an exciting shortlist, with some varied subjects tackled with great skill by world-renowned authors. 

The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award has come a long way in four short years, and the quality of the shortlist is a tribute to how seriously the prize is taken, and how quickly it has established itself in the literary calendar.

The £30,000 Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award winner will be awarded on 22 March.

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