Category: Hot Off the Press

  • Student Shortlist

    Student Shortlist

      With only just over a day to go to the book launch and prize giving our student award short list is:- Virtual vs Reality by Kathryn Woodhead She’s Forgetting by Georgia Stephenson Women Support The Miners by Hannah Pigott How Toby Saved The World by Paula Halliday The winner’s name will be revealed on…

  • Cover designs – first views

    Cover designs – first views

    Cover designs – first views As a taster for the launch of this year’s prize winning story anthologies on 19th May here are the winning cover designs. More stunning artwork from students at Bournemouth University for the 2016 editions. More to come…

  • Poetry shortlist

    Poetry shortlist

    After much debate and discussion the shortlisted entries for the Fresher Writing Prize Poetry category are: Frederica Schiavello for Iperuranio Stephanie Ginger for Pansies Stephanie Ginger for Acoustics Ella Carter for Winter’s in Pink Prescription Pills We hope we’ll get to meet you at the Fresher Writing Prize Awards evening on the 19th May at the Shelley…

  • Scriptwriting shortlist

    Scriptwriting shortlist

    The wait is over… The shortlisted writers for the scriptwriting category are: David Butler for BLUE LOVE Hazel Asbery for ESME Marta Dimitrova for THE FLOWER GARDEN The winner will be announced at the Fresher Writing Prize awards on the 19th May.  

  • Creative Non-fiction shortlist

    Creative Non-fiction shortlist

    Yes, hot on the heels of the Short Story and First 500 Words of a Novel shortlist, comes the Creative Non-fiction shortlist. The standard of entries has been incredibly high this year, so it has been quite a challenge to come up with a shortlist. Debate among the judging panel has been intense, as I’m…

  • Fresher Writing Prize Shortlist

    Fresher Writing Prize Shortlist

    The standard (and number!) of entries has been incredibly high this year, so it has been quite a challenge to come up with a shortlist. Debate among the judging panel has been intense, as I’m sure you can imagine, but we’re finally agreed and here it is!  Congratulations if your name is included below and,…