We are delighted to be able to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Fresher Writing Prize short story category. We really were quite overwhelmed by the number of entries this year and would like to thank everyone who took the time to send us their work. There is so much talent out there, and it has genuinely been a difficult… View Post
Listen to Specially Commended poet Elenia Graf
In last year’s Fresher Writing Prize, Elenia Graf really impressed our poetry judge, Anthony Dunn with her piece, Excavation. Since being highly commended, Elenia was kind enough to join us for an interview and to read her poem in our recording studio. Excavation maybe the time has come for excavation taking an axe down memory lane and… View Post
Listen to 2019 Poetry Winner, Isobel Shirlaw
Last year, Isobel Shirlaw won the poetry category in the Fresher Writing Competition for her touching poem, A Gift of Remembrance. Poetry judge, Anthony Dunn, praised her work and labelled it a “remarkable, multi-layered and coherent piece” which was both moving and intriguing. Isobel has since joined us to record her winning poem and to share the inspiration behind… View Post
Getting Published: Q&A with Short Story Winner Hannah Persaud
Since winning the Fresher Writing Prize Best Short Story award in 2016 for her story Cyfannedd Fach, Hannah Persaud has not put her pen down! Her love for writing has led her to complete her debut novel, The Codes of Love which will be published March 2020 in print by Muswell Press and in audio by Bolinda. In light of… View Post
Fresher Poetry Winner Reflection: Lindy Newns
Since winning the Fresher Writing Prize for poetry in 2018, Lindy Newns has had one of her poems published in the Grenfell anthology, and was invited to read her work on a Manchester radio show. With another successful year of the Fresher Writing Prize behind us, we wanted to take the opportunity to reflect back on Lindy’s winning poem and… View Post
Winner of the 2019 Fresher Writing Prize for the Best Short Story
We are delighted to announce that Family Matters, by Martina Nesi, has been awarded the prize for the Best Short Story 2019. Fresher Publishing judge, Ansa Khan Khattak, Editor at Picador said: “I loved the ambition of this story – our narrator sees spirits –and how it worked so well with the very human aspect of family relations. The author made… View Post
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