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Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is a British writer known for his short stories, novels, comics, graphic novels, audio plays, ...

An Oxford author has released his debut novel alongside a collection of short stories. Steve Lunn, who grew up in Langwith, Derbyshire, has written his first book, The Price of Dormice. The novel is ...

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Entries close at 9am (GMT) on Monday 17 March, 2025. The BBC National Short Story Award is open to published writers who are British citizens and/or resident in the UK. The entry form can be found ...