Di Speirs worked in theatre and for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation before joining the BBC in 1991. She edited the Woman’s Hour serial for three years and produced the first ever Book of the Week. She is now Editor of the BBC London Readings Unit, responsible for her team’s output on Radio 4, 4extra and Radio 3. She has been instrumental in the BBC National Short Story Award since its inception six years ago and is the regular judge on the panel. She was also a judge of the 2008 Asham Award and Chair of the Orange Award for New Writing 2010.
