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It’s you, your worlds, your characters by Wendy Erskine
Short Story Judge
It’s been said that one of the most chilling declarations you can hear is ...
A philosophy of craft by Jasmine Sawers
Flash Fiction Judge
The deeper I get into my own writing practice, the more I have come...
Getting unstuck by Liz Berry
Poetry Judge
Getting unstuck… Sometimes, no matter how long or hard we work on a poem, it...
Young Writer Award
Our award is open to talented writers aged 16 to 25 taking early steps in...
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Louise Watts, Memoir Winner I have been writing for as long as I can...
Winning opened
doors I didn’t
know existed
by Fiona Williams
I never set out to be a writer. I am a reader first and foremost,...
Our memoir winners! Congratulations!
We’re thrilled to announce our memoir winners. Congratulations to the prize winners and thank you...
‘Don’t read reviews’
My writing life
by Sean Lusk
‘I lapsed once or twice’ ‘Don’t read your reviews’ is famously the advice given...
How to get an Agent
Chapter one. Why am I a leopord? I was once told the following story by...