Congratulations to these writers of rising talent.
They have each won a writing mentorship from our Writing Mentorship Award judges.
Here are the details.
- Bethan Charles has won a writing mentorship from Tara Avery
- Mina Rose has won a writing mentorship from Tara Avery
- Emily Henderson has won a writing mentorship from Ann Brady
- Ciara Mullaney has won a writing mentorship from Ann Brady
- Theodora Scott has won a writing mentorship from Lis McDermott
- Roma van den Bergh has won a writing mentorship Lis McDermott
- Sarah Nias has won a writing mentorship from Nikki Vallance
- Masha Shukovich has won a writing mentorship from Rebecca Megson- Smith
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Roma Van Den Bergh for "Into the Light "
I’m a CGI filmmaker by trade and throughout my career have helped visualise stories from Hollywood blockbusters like The Golden Compass to Alex Garland’s Annihilation. INTO THE LIGHT was inspired by a true life event of a woman, who stopped a man killing a young girl in public, whilst others passed
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Mina Rose Stiet for "Project Saturnalia "
Mina Rose lives in the Seattle area. She loves self-care, astrology, tarot, yoga, cats, coffee, video games, and outer space (although she's never been). On a typical day you can find her burning incense and dancing in the kitchen. On a non-typical day you can find her sipping margaritas next to a
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Theodora Scott for "The Beatmaker"
A Danish Viking who hates the cold, Theodora Scott lives in the Middle East where she can wear flip-flops in January. By day she works as a business writer for an IT corporation, by night she writes a blog about her two passions: music and pop culture. A lifelong hip hop fan and student of the craft
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Sarah Nias for "The Formation of Rifts"
Sarah Nias grew up overseas and worked in translation before moving into a career in print production. Returning to education as a mature student, she studied for an MA in English which inspired her to take up her own writing. After participating in several online creative writing courses she was
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Emily Henderson for "Jolene"
I’m currently working as a lawyer in London, I have recently qualified as an associate in my firm’s litigation team and was given a qualification break in which I thought I would give this idea a real attempt. I am originally from the North-East and came to writing over the past few years, having
Ciara Mullaney for "Missed Connections"
I'm secondary school teacher from County Cork, Ireland with a degree in English and History and a masters in education. I've always had an avid interest in writing but have only began to look at my writing in a professional capacity over the past two years. After attending a number of creative
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B. L. Charles for "Astral Hunter"
I am a UK-based scientist who spends my spare time writing speculative and historical fiction, often focusing on underrepresented voices in science and mythology. In 2021 I took the leap and started submitting work. Since then, I've won Globe Soup's short story competition and have other work
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Masha Shukovich for "WATER'S CHILD"
Masha Shukovich (she/they) is a writer, poet, storyteller, folklorist, teacher, independent scholar, and intuitive chef with ancestry and indigenous roots in the Balkans; the Mediterranean; and West, Central, and Northeast Asia (Siberia). She is a mother, demigirl, neurodivergent person, practical