A specially commissioned short story for BBC Radio 4 by the award-winning Lottie Mills. In this fantastical tale, a strange illness takes hold of those living at the Saint Francis Invalid Colony...Lottie Mills won the BBC Young Writers Award in 2020, and her debut collection, Monstrum is published in 2024. In her stories, Lottie delights in the uncanny, the unusual and the unique power of outsiders.Reader: Hayley Atwell
Producer: Justine WillettPodcast presented and produced by Rick Woska

2024 BBC Young Writers' Award Showcase with Katie Thistleton

Brand new stories, from today’s best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 – the home of the Short StoryRadio 4 is the world’s leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent writing from the hottest names offering compelling snapshots of the way we live now, produced by the experts behind the BBC National Short Story Award and other in-house readings teams.