At last you can read their memoir extracts and thoughts on hearing the good news from Margie Mitchell and Kate Armstrong.
‘The greatest honour of my life’
Winner, Margie Mitchell: ‘This is the greatest honour of my life. I had to read the email saying I’d won about five times because it just seemed so extraordinary. It was a big surprise. To have this sort of verification that people think you’ve done a good job in your writing and from people you really admire like Lemn Sissay is incredible.’
Read an extract from The Matter of My Sister by clicking the link.
‘This is a big deal!’
Runner up, Kate Armstrong: ‘I was back skiing properly for the first time since my husband, Matthew, died. I’d been hit by a big wave of grief high up on a serious off-piste route, and I’d dealt with that, and then just as I’d got to the bottom my phone rang and I heard the news I was runner up. I was crying and laughing at the same time – really bittersweet – but there was so much excitement. I was telling everyone I was with ‘listen – this is a big deal!’’
Read an extract from Beyond the Mountain by clicking the link.
Memoir opens…
Our memoir competition opens 15 June 2025, deadline 30 September 2025.
Good luck!
