Category: Hot Off the Press

  • What It Means to Be Creative

    What It Means to Be Creative

    Creativity. Do you have it? What makes you so sure that you are, in fact, a creative person? Alternatively, a better question would be: what makes you so confident that you aren’t creative? What makes you think that the best-selling author is creative? What is it that would make you believe that you lack their…

  • Accessibility Through Technology

    Accessibility Through Technology

    Learning disabilities can make life as a University student very difficult. Students with reading difficulties, such as dyslexia, may struggle and fall behind in their classes. Fortunately, technology provides helpful tools like apps and browser extensions for easier learning. Yet, a good deal of software options cost money to use. Here are a few options…

  • Win a set of Maz Evans books for your entire class!

    Win a set of Maz Evans books for your entire class!

    This year there is a chance for schools entering the Writing Wizardry competition to win a very special prize. The school who has the highest number of their entries short-listed for the Writing Wizardry competition will receive 30 free copies of wonderful books by Maz Evans for their class to enjoy!  Maz Evans is an inspiring,…

  • Winner of the Fresher Writing Prize Short Story 2020

    Winner of the Fresher Writing Prize Short Story 2020

    Our 2020 Prize we received more entries than ever, so we would, once again, like to congratulate all of those shortlisted. We are delighted to announce that the winner for the Fresher Writing Prize Short Story 2020, as selected by our panel of judges, including Ansa Khan Khattak, Commissioning Editor at Picador, is Patrick Bird for…

  • Winner of the 2020 Fresher Writing Prize for Poetry

    Winner of the 2020 Fresher Writing Prize for Poetry

    This year, we received more entries than ever, so we would once again like to congratulate all of those shortlisted. We really enjoyed reading all of your work. We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Fresher Writing Prize for Poetry 2020 is Sigrid Daniel for her poem, ‘Brother’.   About the Author…

  • Fresher Writing Prize 2020: Best Student Writer

    Fresher Writing Prize 2020: Best Student Writer

    The Fresher Best Student Writer prize is awarded each year to the best short story submitted by a BU student. We are delighted to announce that the winner of Fresher Best Student Writer 2020 is Jason Blackburn, for his short story, ‘The Gulf Between Us’.  Of The Gulf Between Us, the judges said: “This is…