Fresher

WELCOME TO FRESHER PUBLISHING

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

The Bournemouth Writing Prize is an annual, international competition open to any writers of fiction and poetry. Judges each year include 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.

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 Judge 2015: Madeleine Milburn

in Hidden on 11/12/14

Madeleine Milburn represents a wide range of bestselling authors writing literary and popular fiction.

Fresher launches in style

in Updates on 22/04/14

Fresher Publishing got off to a great start on April 8th, 2014 with a lively launch party at Kino in Bournemouth. The room was packed to capacity, with the crowd spilling into the stair ways to hear readings from the new Fresh anthology.

Most Promising Student Writer award for 2014 – shortlist announced

in Updates on 24/03/14

We are delighted to announce that the following writers have been shortlisted for our Most Promising Writer award. The winner of the award will be announced at 7.30pm at the launch on April 8th.

The Fresher Writing Prize 2015

in Hidden on 07/11/13

Our aim is to offer a platform for the best new writing talent. The annual competition will open for entries SOON!

Fresh: A Collection of New Writing

This year sees the launch of our first anthology of new writing from within the walls of Bournemouth University. The final year students from these two degree programmes submitted the opening of their novels, short stories and poems for inclusion in Fresh – A Collection of New Writing. The students have also been involved in the production process of both the print and digital editions, working as copy editors, cover designers, PRs and marketeers. For many, this is their first time in print, and publishing – but we are sure it won’t be their last!

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