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BBC Launches Young Writers' Award
The BBC is launching a new Young Writers' Award to celebrate ten years of its National Short Story Award.
The contest, open to young people in the UK aged 14 to 18, is aiming to inspire and encourage the next generation of writers.
Both competitions have opened for entries and close on 25 February 2015.
Last year's National Short Story Award was won by We Need to Talk About Kevin author Lionel Shriver, who beat writers including Zadie Smith.
The competition promoting contemporary British short fiction has attracted entries from Naomi Alderman, Sarah Hall, Jon McGregor, Rose Tremain and William Trevor over the years.
Entrants to the Young Writers Award - also run in collaboration with reading charity Booktrust - must be British or currently live in the UK and they can submit stories of up to 1,000 words on any topic.
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