Julian Gough wins the National Short Story Prize

Date: April 26, 2007 | Discussion: No Comments

Julian Gough has won the £15,000 British National Short Story Prize with his piece ‘The Orphan and the Mob’. The story, which the judges praised for the “comedy, energy and originality of both plot and voice set[ting] him ahead of the other contenders”, is available for online reading at the Prospect website.

David Almond was named runner-up with his ‘Slog’s Dad’.



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