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The Fresher Writing Prize is an annual competition open to all previously unpublished, emerging writers of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction.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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Fresher Writing Prize 2018 Shortlist – The First 500 words of a Novel

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Thank you to everyone who entered this category, and congratulations to the following writers: Haverscroft by Sally Harris Idol of The Decadents by Matthew MacLachlan Moonlighting by Louise Van Wingerden Slaves of God by Peter Riddelsdell The Accidental Time Traveller by Sylvia Bluck The Legend of The Star Arrow by Grace Cullen Medusa’s Quest by Erini Loucaides Unfamiliar Problems by… View Post

Fresher Writing Prize 2018 Shortlist – The Short Story

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Fresher Writing Prize Shortlist  Short Story Category Thank you so much to all of you who entered our Monster-themed short story competition. Congratulations to the following writers for making the shortlist: A Night to Remember by Kirsty Bendter And We Dance by Stephanie Butcher Monsters by Kate High The Ghosts of the Night by Silva Chege The List by Grace… View Post

new poetry judge: antony dunn

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We are delighted to introduce our new poetry judge, Antony Dunn, for the Fresher Writing Prize 2018! He has an impressive four collections of poems published, with the most recent released in October 2016, ‘Take This One to Bed’. As well as publishing his own work, Antony has edited and worked on a posthumous collection of poems by Welsh poet… View Post

fresher writing prize 2018 has launched

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The 2018 Fresher Writing Prize and Writing Wizardry competition have both launched today – so why not get out your pencils and get started! This year, to recognise the 200th anniversary since the publication of Frankenstein, the theme for both competitions is “Monsters” . You can check out the Fresher Writing Prize 2018 or Writing Wizardry Competition page for more… View Post