Again, the big names are edged out.
Poet Kate Clanchy (44, pictured) has won the 2009 BBC National Short Story Award with only her second attempt at a short story, earning herself fifteen thousand pounds.
Poet Kate Clanchy (44, pictured) has won the 2009 BBC National Short Story Award with only her second attempt at a short story, earning herself fifteen thousand pounds.
Others shortlisted were past Orange Prize winners Lionel Shriver and Naomi Alderman and Bafta-nominated writer Jane Rogers.
The chair of judges, Tom Sutcliffe, said that Kate Clanchy's story was the unanimous choice.
Named The Not-Dead and The Saved, it is a story about parental love and sacrifice set in a hospital ward,
"We were all impressed by its acute control of emotional tone and by the vividness and generosity of the writing," said Sutcliffe.
More than 600 entries were received for the 2009 award, which is open to authors who have a publication history and are residents of the United Kingdom.
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