Author: Fresher

The Bournemouth Writing Prize recently welcomed literary agent Julia Silk, from Charlie Campbell Literary Agents, as a new addition to the Short Story competition judging panel. Julia has worked in publishing for over 20 years as an editor, bookseller and, since 2016, as an agent. At Charlie Campbell Literary Agents she represents authors across the…

Now available, The Waves of Change, a Bournemouth Writing Prize 2021 anthology, published by Fresher Publishing. This is a beautiful collection of short stories and poetry, exploring change and the human response to it in both a physical and emotional sense. Curated and published during what must be one of the most universally life-changing times…

Calling all writers! The Bournemouth Writing Prize 2022 is now open and will close in January, giving you just a few precious weeks to write the story that has been loitering in the back of your mind, take a fresh look at those old poetry drafts, or dig into your notebook and see what inspires…

It’s said that good things come to those who wait… and it’s something of an understatement to say that we’ve all been waiting impatiently for the publication of the 2021 Bournemouth Writing Prize anthologies! Finally however, we have had the pleasure of unwrapping our delivery – and what a moment it was! I’m not ashamed…

  We were so pleased to be able to meet our Dorset Young Writer winner, Zoe Buckley, recently and award her with a hot-off-the-press copy of The Writing Wizardry Anthology – plus help her spend her £150 prize money on books in Waterstones! The judges all loved Zoe’s entry to The Writing Wizardry competition –…

We are absolutely delighted to announce that this year’s winner of the Bournemouth Writing Prize for the Short Story is Alan Murrin for The Wake. The judges were all captivated by Murrin’s ability to tackle themes of loss and grief with such humour and sensitivity. Picador Commissioning Editor, Ansa Khan Khattak, said: ‘The Wake opens on…