Page Turner Awards is delighted to announce our 2022 Writing Mentorship Award finalists, shown in random order!
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Phil Latham for "Void"
My day job is validating computerised systems involved in drug manufacturing for pharmaceutical companies. It is a complicated and time-consuming process that sounds dull, but don't let that fool you; it is dull. However, my work does save lives (yes, really) because validation ensures that the
Ciara Mullaney for "Missed Connections"
Ciara is a secondary school teacher with a degree in English and History and a masters in education. She has previously had work shortlisted and longlisted in a number of online publications and has had her short story published in the 2021 Cork County Library and Arts Service’s 'From the Well'
Orsolya Kiss-Toth for "Nadi Leaves"
Originally from Hungary, I graduated from the University of Leeds with a BSc in Psychology and an MA in Human Resource Management, and I still live in the city with my partner. In my day job, I’m an HR professional. I love the challenges and the variety I experience through my work, but writing is
Alicia Doyle for "The Oraculis Chronicles Book 1 "
Alicia Doyle is a voracious reader and lover of large cups of tea. Taking her love of the written word a step further, she published a small collection of her poetry in 2021 and had the pleasure of having one of her short stories published in the online magazine, Short Fiction Break, in 2022. In
Penny Andrews for "Elite"
Penny lives in Melbourne, Australia with her family. Her first manuscript, ‘Validus’, was shortlisted in the 2025 Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize and an earlier version with the title 'Elite' was longlisted in the 2022 Page Turner Awards. Short fiction highlights include an
Therena Carlin for "When I kiss your cheek at night"
Therena is an award-winning, internationally published photographer and artist. She writes epic romantic fantasy novels and creates fantasy illustrations. She loves transporting readers and art lovers into a world of love, magic, and adventure. Born to be an artist and author, she delights in
Karin Maatman for "THE SECOND CHOICE"
Karin is an autistic mathematician, and writer of (cosy) science fiction, fantasy and thrillers. After twelve moves within the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and the UK, she settled in the Garden of England (a.k.a. Kent). As a writer/reader, she is passionate about diversity – any kind – but, more
