2022 Writing Mentorship Award Finalists

Page Turner Awards is delighted to announce our 2022 Writing Mentorship Award finalists, shown in random order!

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Caroline Copeland for "A perfectly nice life already"
Genre: Women's Fiction

Nearly my whole working life has involved the written word: editing, teaching, researching, writing about, and promoting other people's words. Despite that, I only started writing fiction six years ago. I love to tell stories and mostly write uplit, and contemporary fiction. People's lives fascinate

Therena Carlin for "When I kiss your cheek at night"
Genre: Childrens Picture Books

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

Orsolya Kiss-Toth for "Nadi Leaves"
Genre: Women's Fiction

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

Karin Maatman for "THE SECOND CHOICE"
Genre: Young Adult

Karin is an autistic mathematician, and writer of 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 – of any kind – but, more than

Christina Marcham Marcham for "The Coral Route"
Genre: Historical Fiction

Originally from the UK, Christina has spent her career in humanitarian and international development, working alongside communities across sub-Saharan Africa, The Middle East, South-East Asia, Melanesia and the wider Pacific. With an academic background in social anthropology and public health, she

Jill Whitehouse for "Sweet and Sour"
Genre: Suspense & Thriller

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

Sherri Matthews for "Stranger In A White Dress"
Genre: Memoir

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"