Category: Hot Off the Press
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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…
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Listen to the winning entries from the Writing Wizardry Competition 2020
Year 3 & 4 Category Winner – Electro Virus by Ella Stevenson (Southfield Primary School) Author Maz Evans said: “Oh Ella! You’re a clever little onion aren’t you! As a mum of three children, this sat well with me and I think a few other parents might like the sound of this too. It is…
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Fresher Writing Prize 2020 Shortlist (Poetry)
As with the short story category, we had a huge number of poetry entries this year. Thank you so much to everyone who entered, we really enjoyed reading your poems. After a lot of deliberating, we are delighted to announce the shortlisted poems below. Poet Antony Dunn now has the hard job of choosing an…
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Fresher Writing Prize 2020 Shortlist (Short Story)
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…
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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…
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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…