See the Official BBC News Site for news of the five shortlisted stories and a link to the free podcast.
Click on the link below and read the news about the shortlist and listen to M.J Hyland’s wonderful and candid interview on FRONT ROW, Radio 4, and listen to her wonderful short story, Rag Love.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/national-short-story-award/
OR CLICK on this link below and LISTEN to the story straight away!
https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/nssa/nssa_20110912-1601a.mp3