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The second in this year's 麻豆官网首页入口 National Short Story Award with Cambridge University - a story about a revealing teenage ritual. Read by Emmet Kirwan.

The second in this year's 麻豆官网首页入口 National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. In this story, a group of teenagers carry out a revealing ritual, with surprising results.

Now in its sixteenth year, the 麻豆官网首页入口 National Short Story Award with Cambridge University is one of the most prestigious for a single short story. Following the announcement of the shortlist on Radio 4's Front Row, on Friday 10th September, the five stories in contention for the 2021 award will be broadcast each weekday afternoon on Radio 4 at half past three from Monday, 20th September. Each of the shortlisted writers will be interviewed the evening preceding the broadcast of their story on Front Row, and the winner will be announced live on the programme Tuesday 19th October. All the stories will be available on 麻豆官网首页入口 Sounds after broadcast, and there will be a special edition of the Short Story podcast for each to download.

For links and the most up to date information go to bbc.co.uk/nssa

Read by Emmet Kirwan

Abridged and produced by Anne Isger

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28 minutes

Broadcast

  • Tue 21 Sep 2021 15:30

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