Author: Emma Scattergood

  • Literary agent Sophie Scard joins The Bournemouth Writing Prize judging panel

    Literary agent Sophie Scard joins The Bournemouth Writing Prize judging panel

    We are delighted to welcome United Agents’ literary agent Sophie Scard to the judging panel of this year’s Bournemouth Writing Prize. Sophie, whose clients include Tessa Hadley, Susannah Dickey and Chris Brookmyre, is no stranger to writing competitions as she has judged the White Review Short Story Prize three times, and co-runs the Pat Kavanagh…

  • Author Maz Evans to judge new prize for Dorset’s young writing wizards

    Author Maz Evans to judge new prize for Dorset’s young writing wizards

    This year’s Writing Wizardry competition has a special, new prize which will be awarded to the best story entered by a Dorset-based writer. All children from Dorset who enter the Writing Wizardry Competition this year will immediately be considered for the special prize by judges, with the final decision being made by the award-winning children’s…

  • The new Bournemouth Writing Prize for all poets and short story writers

    The new Bournemouth Writing Prize for all poets and short story writers

    Fresher Publishing is delighted to announce the launch of The Bournemouth Writing Prize 2021. The Bournemouth Writing Prize is the new name for the successful Fresher Writing Prize which was launched in 2015 to help launch and support new writers, and has since seen incredible growth and interest. Previous winners have included authors Felicia Yapp…

  • Fresher Writing Prize 2018 Shortlist – The First 500 words of a Novel

    Fresher Writing Prize 2018 Shortlist – The First 500 words of a Novel

    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…

  • Fresher Writing Prize 2018 Shortlist – The Short Story

    Fresher Writing Prize 2018 Shortlist – The Short Story

    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…