John Wilson hosts the BBC National Short Story Award live from the BBC Radio Theatre.
This year's shortlisted authors are Hilary Mantel, K J Orr, Tahmima Anam, Claire-Louise Bennett and Lavinia Greenlaw. Four of the five join John on stage to discuss their stories and explore the art of writing a short story.
The winner of the \xa315000 prize will be announced by Chair of Judges, Jenni Murray.
In addition, Radio 1 DJ Alice Levine will announce the winner of the BBC Young Writer's Award.
The BBC National Short Story Award is presented in conjunction with BookTrust.
Presenter John Wilson\nProducer Rebecca Armstrong.