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This year's shortlist of six exceptional stories each take the listener on an intense and gripping journey into the human heart. With poise, precision, and a light-footed grace, they conjure dramatically different, starkly real worlds. Hailing from Ireland, the United States and The Bahamas, the finalists of 2020 share stories on subjects as far apart as their settings, exploring among them romantic and marital discord, dark secrets, homelessness and even a high school football team; yet each one opens doors into its characters' lives in surprising and moving ways.

Niamh Campbell, a senior in high school and full-time student-athlete, shares her story as she works to increase her mental strength and conquer competition anxiety. Niamh tells listeners about her personal journey in junior tennis—from being a carefree Red ball player, to (almost) smashing tennis racquets, and having an epiphany about her mindset. In a world that is becoming increasingly aware of mental health in professional sports, the pressure on younger athletes is just as real. Hear a story from a student-athlete, who is learning to maintain her mental health while trying to earn her ...

This year's shortlist of six exceptional stories each take the listener on an intense and gripping journey into the human heart. With poise, precision, and a light-footed grace, they conjure dramatically different, starkly real worlds. Hailing from Ireland, the United States and The Bahamas, the finalists of 2020 share stories on subjects as far apart as their settings, exploring among them romantic and marital discord, dark secrets, homelessness and even a high school football team; yet each one opens doors into its characters' lives in surprising and moving ways.