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The Fresher Writing Prize is an annual competition open to all previously unpublished, emerging writers of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction.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.

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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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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

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

Volume 4 Cover Reveal

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Volume 4 Cover Reveal Before we launch the Fresher Writing Prize 2019, we are excited to reveal the front cover of the 2018 Fresher Writing Anthology. Designed by Oliver Ray, this Medusa-inspired cover perfectly represents the anthology’s theme of monsters and the entries inside are just as brilliant!     The paperback edition of this volume costs just £7 including… View Post

First 500 words of a novel winner 2018

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We have returned with another winner for the first 500 words of a novel category! Sorry for the delay, but our amazing judge Madeleine Milburn, founder of the Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency, had the extremely difficult decision in choosing just one winner out of all the entries we received. Our winner of the first 500 words of… View Post

Flash Fiction Winner 2018

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It’s Wednesday and time to announce our next Fresher Writing Prize 2018 winner! The flash fiction category took on this year’s monster theme, and it was key to make every word count so the story leapt of the page. Our judge for this category James Cole, who is an author and the Programme leader for the BA Creative Writing at… View Post