2022 Writing Award Finalists

Biography John Kitchen was born and grew up in Cornwall. He graduated from London University, where he was awarded a distinction for creative writing as part of his English degree. He taught in Cornwall, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, writing plays and musicals for the children to perform. John

Biography John Kitchen was born and grew up in Cornwall. He graduated from London University, where he was awarded a distinction for creative writing as part of his English degree. He taught in Cornwall, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, writing plays and musicals for the children to perform. John

Alisa Hope Wagner is an international award-winning author, editor and publisher of over thirty books. She married her high school sweetheart, and together they raise their three children in a Christ-centered home. Though an introvert by nature, Alisa easily expresses herself through social media

Alisa Hope Wagner is an international award-winning author, editor and publisher of over thirty books. She married her high school sweetheart, and together they raise their three children in a Christ-centered home. Though an introvert by nature, Alisa easily expresses herself through social media

Greetings. My name is Elizabeth Larson, and my pen name is Elise Lowing. I am an aspiring writer who loves a great story. I am particularly interested in writing middle-grade and teen novels, as I feel that is a time in life when they need the most inspiration. I want to write stories that inspire

MJ Patrick is a career historian who writes as Annie R McEwen and Meredith Rule. She’s lived in six countries, under every roof from a canvas tent to a Georgian Era manor house, and driven herself to work in everything from a vintage Peugeot to a donkey cart. She creates stories of powerful secrets

From corporate to creative... Having swapped the FTSE for freedom, I'm now pursuing my passions as an aspiring writer, eager traveller, and self-employed business and marketing consultant. My novels, written with screenplay adaptation in mind, draw on the reality of today - the intoxicating highs

Steve Rush is an award-winning author whose experience includes tenure as homicide detective and chief forensic investigator for a national consulting firm. He worked with the late Joseph L. Burton, M.D, under whom he mastered his skills, and investigated many deaths alongside Dr. Jan Garavaglia of

The Deal is a locked room murder mystery set in a City law firm, inspired by my time as a corporate finance partner in two such firms. In the glitzy offices of a City law firm, people are working late into the night. There are only three days to close the deal and the pressure is intense. But that’s

SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF JOCELYN WATSON I was born and grew up in Hong Kong. I have a mixed racial heritage: my mother is Indian and my father English. The Asian Women’s Writers Collective was my first writing home. I am feminist of colour, an activist, a lesbian and a socialist. My first degree was in

My debut memoir is a true love story for these fractured times about the ties that bind, second chances, and what it means to have an American Dream. A dual timeline weaves a physical and metaphorical fault line as a love letter to a young American airman who didn't get a second chance, and to "my"

P.J. Murphy writes novels that introduce unusual and humorous twists to established genres. If you pick up one of his books, you’re in for an unusual read that rarely loses its sense of fun. His mystery novel, Dead Letters, was selected as the genre winner in the 2023 Page Turner Book Awards, and

Steve conveys perspectives and emotions in poems and songs. His draft memoir, Galvanized, tells how he overcame timidity as an air cavalry officer in the Vietnam War. A tuxedo cat from a shelter encourages him from a perch over his PC keyboard. Steve assists disabled veterans in getting government

Nurse by day. Dark fantasy writer by night.

I grew up in the far north of England, where my early love of storytelling found an outlet in designing and coding video games, before moving on to composing and recording music. Eventually, writing novels seemed the natural progression. I studied computer science at university and have spent my

Author. Silicon Valley Executive-at-Large. Constant Learner. I’ve always had a passion for taking a blank page and creating something interesting. But publishing novels came late for me. Perhaps that was a good thing. After all, life experiences bring a richer understanding that can enhance anyone’s

Since 2020 I've been lucky to have had three stories longlisted in the Page Turner Awards, with one getting as far as a finalist. This entry was inspired in 2019 after spending a week doing the Munay Ki with shamans, but the first draft was put on hold while I concentrated on another story during an

Edward Pontacoloni is an New York Attorney Emeritus Pro Bono Publico and an outdoorsman residing in New York's Adirondack Park with his wife of 43 years, Janice. His bragabout children, Edward, Nicholas, Denise and Michael are grown. He is the author of the fairy tale, The Adventures of Firstyr the

John Nassari is an award-winning portrait and wedding photographer with notable exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery and a shortlist for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. He also holds a PhD in Refugee Studies, focusing on personal and family narratives. With a lifelong passion