The perfect competition for writers starting out
We are pleased to announce the winner of this year’s competition.
Roof Knocking by Ray Dolphin is a multi-generational novel set in Gaza.
Other particularly strong contenders were: Fine Lines. Leigh Bainbridge, Sugar Season. Angela Codling, Brass. Hannah Harman, Forest on the Edge. Aleksandra Koutny, Stripped. Priscilla McCalley.
New Voices is our way of encouraging writers just starting out. There were so many wonderful ideas, themes, characters and scenarios it was almost impossible to make a choice. Thank you all for making our final decision so difficult!
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New Voices First Novel Competition: further information
Supporting the writers of the future. A deadline to aim for and the chance to win a mentoring package worth more than £750.00.
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Previous Winners
2022 This Little Light. Rachel Newsome
(Finalists: Boxall by Nicola Daly, A Time of Hares and Serpents. Zoe Gilbert, Sage’s Song. Anna Crane, The Company Shed. Sarah Jane Ansell Rose.)
2021 Shale. Kim Squirrell
(Finalists: The Rogers’ Legacy Lynn Larner, The Three Arrows Tamako Takamatsu, The Little Shell Collector Rachel Marangozov, The Wall of Sound Anil Classen, Wonderland Jan Stratford.
2020 The Body Con. Kathryn Ensall.
2019 PurpleBlack. Gibril Kerefah.
2018 The Town. Tim Cooke.
2017 Worthless Little Punks. Jacqui Seddon.