Edinburgh writer and Birmingham student win 21st BBC Short Story Awards with Cambridge University Jessica Keating Wed, 09/30/2026 - 11:35 The awards were announced on Tuesday 29 September at a ceremony at BBC Broadcasting House and broadcast live on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row. The National Short Story Award 2026Cherise Saywell won the BBC National Short Story Award with the University of Cambridge for Ditto, a story about a child’s conflicting loyalties and moment of bravery when violence erupts in his house, which was described by judges as ‘assured’ and ‘beautifully crafted.’ Set in a small Australian town inspired by the place where Saywell grew up, the story explores masculinity, domestic a...