Author: Fresher

  • Win a set of Maz Evans books for your entire class!

    Win a set of Maz Evans books for your entire class!

    This year there is a chance for schools entering the Writing Wizardry competition to win a very special prize. The school who has the highest number of their entries short-listed for the Writing Wizardry competition will receive 30 free copies of wonderful books by Maz Evans for their class to enjoy!  Maz Evans is an inspiring,…

  • Winner of the Fresher Writing Prize Short Story 2020

    Winner of the Fresher Writing Prize Short Story 2020

    Our 2020 Prize we received more entries than ever, so we would, once again, like to congratulate all of those shortlisted. We are delighted to announce that the winner for the Fresher Writing Prize Short Story 2020, as selected by our panel of judges, including Ansa Khan Khattak, Commissioning Editor at Picador, is Patrick Bird for…

  • Winner of the 2020 Fresher Writing Prize for Poetry

    Winner of the 2020 Fresher Writing Prize for Poetry

    This year, we received more entries than ever, so we would once again like to congratulate all of those shortlisted. We really enjoyed reading all of your work. We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Fresher Writing Prize for Poetry 2020 is Sigrid Daniel for her poem, ‘Brother’.   About the Author…

  • Fresher Writing Prize 2020: Best Student Writer

    Fresher Writing Prize 2020: Best Student Writer

    The Fresher Best Student Writer prize is awarded each year to the best short story submitted by a BU student. We are delighted to announce that the winner of Fresher Best Student Writer 2020 is Jason Blackburn, for his short story, ‘The Gulf Between Us’.  Of The Gulf Between Us, the judges said: “This is…

  • Writing Wizardry Competition 2020 Shortlist!

    Writing Wizardry Competition 2020 Shortlist!

    We are delighted to be able to announce the shortlist for the Writing Wizardry Competition 2020. We were overwhelmed by the sheer number of entries this year and would like to thank everyone for their amazing pieces of work. There were so many awesome stories that trying to cut it down to a shortlist was…

  • Read: The Fresher Writing Prize 2020 short story winner, ‘The Fenian Cycle’

    Read: The Fresher Writing Prize 2020 short story winner, ‘The Fenian Cycle’

    A Few Words from the Winner “I grew up surrounded by stories, and my passion for writing developed from there. Storytelling is so important as it provides us with an alternate, more human perspective of events, allowing us to access and understand different people and ideas. The more I write, the more my understanding and reverence for…