Fresher

The Publishing House for New Voices

WELCOME TO FRESHER PUBLISHING

Fresher is a young publishing press, established at Bournemouth University to nurture the publishing talent of the future and encourage new writers everywhere. It is also central to the university’s MA in Creative Writing and Publishing.

The Fresher Writing Prize is an annual competition open to all previously unpublished, emerging writers of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction. Judges each year include a literary agent, an author and other senior figures from the publishing industry, who offer a one-to-one or feedback on winners’ work as part of their prize. We also run the Writing Wizardry Prize for children of 11 years and under.

View the Poetry & Short Story shortlists now

Please do keep in touch here, or via Facebook/Twitter/Instagram, for details of the Prize, our publications and other special writing-related events.

Please note, we do not currently accept any other work for publication. Unfortunately, as we are a very small publishing house, we are unable to offer any work experience placements.

Best wishes – Emma
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Writing Wizardry Awards

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Here at Fresher, we are excited to tell you all about our Writing Wizardry Competition awards night, hosted in collaboration with local bestselling children’s author, Maz Evans. The shortlisted primary school writers, along with their families and teachers, were all invited to see Maz Evans read the winning stories and to find out who had been awarded the top prizes,… View Post

Writing Wizardry Anthology

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We are excited to announce that our Writing Wizardry anthology has been launched! The shortlisted winners of this year’s prize have all been included, with the cover design created by Bournemouth Univerity’s own students from the BA English and BA Communication & Media undergraduate courses. The Writing Wizardry Competition will return once again this October, though in the meantime, please… View Post

FRESHER WRITING PRIZE 2019 SHORTLIST – POETRY

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Fresher Writing Prize Shortlist Poetry Category A big thank you to all of you who entered our Peace-themed poetry competition this year. Congratulations to the following writers for making the shortlist: Gift of Remembrance by Isobel Shirlaw Saint Lucy by Alessia Capuoui The Bo(d)y by Stephen Seabridge Peace by Louise Worthington Words Break Free by JP Seabright Conceive by Ella… View Post

Fresher Writing Prize 2019 Shortlist – The Short Story

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Fresher Writing Prize Shortlist Short Story Category A big thank you to all of you who entered our Peace-themed short story competition this year. Congratulations to the following writers for making the shortlist: Family Matters by Martina Nesi A Lousy Guide to Healing by Emily Dudley An Unconfirmed Appointment by Toni Hunter Becoming Lesbian by Elenia Graf All I See… View Post

New Fresher Writing Prize Judge: Ansa Khan Khattak

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We are delighted to introduce our new Fresher Writing Prize judge, Ansa Khan Khattak, for the Fresher Writing Prize 2019! Ansa Khan Khattak is an editor at Picador, where she works on both literary fiction and narrative non-fiction. Her authors include Lucia Berlin, Manohla Dargis, Wendy Erskine, Genki Kawamura and Éric Vuillard. “Introducing fresh voices or perspectives to an audience… View Post

Writing for Peace

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The optional theme for this year’s Fresher Writing Prize is Peace. The idea of peace can mean something different to everyone, and we are looking forward to seeing how you interpret it in your stories and poems. We hope to inspire you to explore and share what exactly it is that peace means to you. We also encourage you to think… View Post