Entrant's Stories

Read about some of our writers and authors and how they have pursued their writing goals. Several of their stories have been featured in the media.

Stephanie Zikmann holistic dog groomer hoping to win a book award

Mum of two boys, Stephanie Zikmann from Kilmarnock who works as a Holistic Dog Groomer, Trainer and Behaviourist (for dogs that is) has written her experiences into a book and hoping it will win an

Chas Harrington from Worthing, in Kent has won a publishing contract for the Page Turner Awards Writing Award for his Futuristic manuscript On The Cards of Steven McGuire.

Chas Harrington from Worthing, in Kent has won a publishing contract for the Page Turner Awards Writing Award for his Futuristic manuscript On The Cards of Steven McGuire.

Chas entered the Page

Joanne Clague from Laxey, Isle of Man, has been shortlisted for the Page Turner Writing Award, for her Historical Fiction manuscript Flying Down Blake Street.

Joanne Clague from Laxey, Isle of Man, has been shortlisted for the Page Turner Writing Award, for her Historical Fiction manuscript Flying Down Blake Street.

Joanne entered the Page Turner Awards

Bedford Solicitor Shortlisted in Prestigious Book Award

Oliver Richbell from Bedford has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for his political espionage novel, Gloriana.

Oliver, a solicitor specialising in commercial dispute

Get Published with Page Turner Awards

The Page Turner Awards, sponsored by ProWritingAid, will change writing careers. Two different awards, the Writing Award and the eBook Award, aim to help writers and authors to get discovered.

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Dog Charity Volunteer Richard Attree Wins Publishing Contract

Richard Attree from El Médano, in Spain has won a publishing contract and audiobook production from Spectrum Audiobooks in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for his Cozy Mystery novel, Somebody's

Hudson Ceramic Artist William Kaufmann Wins Publishing Contract

William Kaufmann from Hudson in the United States has won a publishing contract from Spectrum Audiobooks in the Page Turner Awards Writing Award for his Sci-Fi manuscript Killing Bodhi.

William

Michael Salort from New York has been shortlisted for the Page Turner Awards Writing Award for his Women's Literature manuscript, Ex & Why.

Michael Salort from New York has been shortlisted for the Page Turner Awards Writing Award for his Women's Literature manuscript, Ex & Why.

Michael entered the Page Turner Awards, where

Lara Byrne from London has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards Writing Award for her Historical Fiction manuscript, Lotharingia.

Lara Byrne from London has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards Writing Award for her Historical Fiction manuscript, Lotharingia.

Lara entered the Page Turner Awards, where published authors

Michael Gerhartz

Author, Michael Gerhartz from Cape Breton Island, Canada has entered his Crime Suspense Thriller, Dark Times into the Page Turner eBook Award.

Hoping to win an Audiobook Production consisting or

Retired Physician Richard Novak Wins Publishing Contract

Physician and sculptor, Richard Novak from Rockford, Illinois, United States has won a publishing contract and audiobook production from Spectrum Audiobook in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award, for

Xann-Shapella Smith from Sandpoint, Idaho, United States has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for her contemporary and historical romance eBook, Will-O'-the-Wisp Point.

Xann-Shapella Smith from Sandpoint, Idaho, United States has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for her contemporary and historical romance eBook, Will-O'-the-Wisp Point.

Xann

Susanna Callaghan from York has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Award Writing Award for her thriller manuscript, Time to Die.

Susanna Callaghan from York has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Award Writing Award for her thriller manuscript, Time to Die.

Susanna entered the Page Turner Awards, where published authors and

Katrina Wiggins from Abbotsford, BC, Canada has been shortlisted for the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for her Young Adult novel, Blind the Eyes.

Katrina Wiggins from Abbotsford, BC, Canada has been shortlisted for the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for her Young Adult novel, Blind the Eyes.

Katrina, who writes under the pen name of K.A

Mom-To-Be Highly Commended in Prestigious Book Award

Kitiera Morey from Jamestown, NY has been Highly Commended in the Page Turner Awards for her urban fantasy eBook, Edge of Dystopia: Torrent.

Kitiera, a soon to be mom, entered the Page Turner

Moving To Colorado Inspires Care Home Cook

Writer, Travis Guberud from Englewood, Colorado, is hoping to be discovered as a writer with his Fantasy story, Namirith.

Travis has entered the Page Turner Awards, where published and unpublished

Halima Khatun, from Stockport, Greater Manchester has been Highly Commended at the Page Turner Awards Ceremony for her humorous story for women, The Secret Diary of an Arranged Marriage.

Mum of two, Halima Khatun, from Stockport, Greater Manchester has been Highly Commended at the Page Turner Awards Ceremony for her humorous story for women, The Secret Diary of an Arranged Marriage.

Local Dad Pens Kids Story and Hopes For A Publishing Deal

Stuart Kilroy, from Thatcham writing under the pen name of S.D. Kilroy, is hoping a literary agent will discover his children’s fantasy adventure, Power Up!

Kilroy has entered the Page Turner

St Albans woman Pens Psychological Thriller About Pivoting Lives

St Albans woman, Nikki Vallance is hoping to be discovered as a writer with her psychological thriller debut novel Pivotal.

Nikki has entered the Page Turner Awards, where published and unpublished

Halima Khatun

Mum of two, Halima Khatun, from Stockport, Greater Manchester is hoping to be discovered as a writer with her humorous story for women, The Secret Diary of an Arranged Marriage.

Khatun has entered

Sci-Fi Mum Hopes For A Film Deal

Kay Bowser from Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States is hoping a film scout will discover her Sci-Fi, Dystopian and Futuristic eBook, The Serum Genesis.

Kay has entered the Page Turner Awards

Former Paramedic Wins Publishing Contract

Michael Jack Webb from Charlotte, United States, has been shortlisted for the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for his Supernatural Historical Conspiracy novel, The Oldest Enemy.

Along with being

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A new survey of writers has yielded powerful evidence that writers have been more resilient to the impact of lockdown. Whether we see the next big literary success story or not, we are on track to see

Forensic Psychologist Hopes For A Film Deal

Prudence S Thomas from Birmingham is hoping a film scout will discover her Fantasy eBook, The Path to Horn Cottage: A Cunning Folk Mystery.

Prudence has entered the Page Turner Awards, where

Scientist Highly Commended in Prestigious Book Award

Rhoda Baxter, from East Riding, writing under the Pen Name, Jeevani Charika, has been Highly Commended in the Page Turner Awards for her eBook, A Convenient Marriage.

Rhoda, a scientist and a

Lowestoft housewife Tells Little Known Historical Story of British Fighting in the Pacific

Lowestoft housewife, Victoria Short, is hoping to be discovered as a writer with her historical fiction stories The Forgotten Fleet and Puddles Through Time.

Victoria has entered the Page Turner

Sam Mesecar, writing under the pen name of Peryn Roel from Leesburg, has won a writing mentorship in the Page Turner Awards for her middle grade fantasy book Unfolding of Time ~ The Curse.

Stay at home mom, Sam Mesecar, writing under the pen name of Peryn Roel from Leesburg, has won a writing mentorship in the Page Turner Awards for her middle grade fantasy book Unfolding of Time ~ The

Robert Barry Author of "The Truth - The Biggest Cover-Up In History"

Robert Barry from Kilkenny in Ireland has been announced as the winner of the Page Turner Awards eBook Non-Fiction Award for his eBook, The Truth - The Biggest Cover-Up in History.

Robert is a

Computer Programmer Wins Publishing Contract

Christopher Wells from Mount Pleasant, SC, United States has won a publishing contract and audiobook production from Spectrum Audiobooks in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for his Cozy Mystery

Dan Brockington from Glossop has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards Writing Award for his action adventure manuscript, The Grymcat Conspiracy.

Dan Brockington from Glossop has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards Writing Award for his action adventure manuscript, The Grymcat Conspiracy.

Dan, an anthropologist working at the

Father of teens, Billy Wittenberg from Houston, has won a writing mentorship in the Page Turner Awards for his Literary Crime manuscript A Murder on the Border.

Father of teens, Billy Wittenberg from Houston, has won a writing mentorship in the Page Turner Awards for his Literary Crime manuscript A Murder on the Border.

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Florida Voice Actor Wins Screen Adaptation Consultation in Prestigious Writing Award

Florida Voice Actor Wins Screen Adaptation Consultation in Prestigious Writing Award
Professional Voice Actor, Ben Marney from Port St John, Florida, has won a Screen Adaptation Consultation in the

Retired Iowa Police Officer TD Parker Wins Publishing Contract

Tom Parker from Dubuque, Iowa, in the United States, has won a publishing contract from Spectrum Audiobooks in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award, for his mystery thriller novel At Arm's Length.

To

Father, Husband, Coach, and ‘all around good person’ David Mulatto from Sacramento has won a writing mentorship in the Page Turner Awards for his manuscript Black On The Outside White On The Inside My Color Vs My Culture.

Father, Husband, Coach, and ‘all around good person’ David Mulatto from Sacramento has won a writing mentorship in the Page Turner Awards for his manuscript Black On The Outside White On The Inside My

Mother and freelance music journalist Emily MacNevin from Birmingham has won a writing mentorship in the Page Turner Awards for her Children's Picture Book Ruby's Big Red Heart.

Mother and freelance music journalist Emily MacNevin from Birmingham has won a writing mentorship in the Page Turner Awards for her Children's Picture Book Ruby's Big Red Heart.

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Elizabeth Goodhue, author of The Truth About Down Syndrome

Elizabeth Goodhue, from Peterborough, in the United States has been announced as the winner of the Page Turner Awards Non-Fiction Writing Award for her manuscript The Truth About Down Syndrome

Local Man Pens Roguish Thriller “Reminiscent of Hemingway”


John Righten from Brighton is hoping a film scout will discover his crime suspense thriller, Heartbreak.

Righten has entered the Page Turner Awards, where authors of published and unpublished

Lisa Lepki

Local businesswoman, Lisa Lepki, who is Head of Marketing at ProWritingAid, is supporting an exciting initiative, The Page Turner Awards, to help new authors get their stories out into the world.

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Catherine Fearns from Liverpool has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for her thriller, Reprobation.

Catherine Fearns from Liverpool has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for her thriller, Reprobation.

Catherine, a heavy metal guitarist, entered the Page Turner Awards, where

Cambridge Dad Wins Publishing Contract

David Robinson from Cambridge has won a publishing contract and audiobook production from Spectrum Audiobooks in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for his Espionage Thriller, The Stand-In.

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Homeless Charity Volunteer Wins Publishing Contract

Jeff Elkins, from Cockeysville, United States won a publishing contract and audiobook production from Spectrum Audiobooks in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award, for his Supernatural Mystery Thriller

Retired dad, Dom Hays, from Leeds in Yorkshire has won a publishing contract and audiobook production from Spectrum Audiobooks in the Page Turner eBook Award, for his Historical Fiction novel, Room 40.

Retired dad, Dom Hays, from Leeds in Yorkshire has won a publishing contract and audiobook production from Spectrum Audiobooks in the Page Turner eBook Award, for his Historical Fiction novel, Room 40

Robert Webber author of Winston's Spy

Local dad, Robert Webber, of Kettering, who is a university lecturer, has written true life stories from a forgotten time in Finland and is hoping his novel will win an award through Page Turner

Paula Sheridan, Founder of Page Turner Awards

Paula Wynne is the Founder of Page Turner Awards. Here Paula explains why she set up the awards and what she aims to achieve.

After winning The People’s Book Prize for my debut novel The Grotto’s

Maria Robins from Auckland, New Zealand has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards eBook Non-Fiction Award for her non-fiction children’s eBook, I AM Calm: How To Leave Your Worries Behind

Maria Robins from Auckland, New Zealand has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards eBook Non-Fiction Award for her non-fiction children’s eBook, I AM Calm: How To Leave Your Worries Behind

Jeannine Pettersson from Bedfordshire writing under the Pen Name E A Carter has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for her historical fiction fantasy novel, The Call of Eternity.

Jeannine Pettersson from Bedfordshire writing under the Pen Name E A Carter has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for her historical fiction fantasy novel, The Call of Eternity.

David Hay, author of The Wisdom and the Wise

David Hay from Stockton-on-Tees has been announced as the winner of the Page Turner Awards eBook Fiction Award for his contemporary humour novel, The Wisdom of the Wise.

David entered the Page

Mark Stibbe Wins Prestigious Writing Award

Mark Stibbe, from Folkestone in Kent, has been announced as the winner of the Page Turner Awards Fiction Writing Award for his manuscript, A Book in Time, and he’s also been offered literary

Barbara Bose from West Palm Beach writing under the Pen Name, Elizabeth Garden has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards Writing eBook Award for her memoir, Tree of Lives.

Barbara Bose from West Palm Beach writing under the Pen Name, Elizabeth Garden has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards Writing eBook Award for her memoir, Tree of Lives.

Barbara, an

Freelance writer, mum and communications strategist, Min Day from London, has won literary representation in the Page Turner Awards for her commercial women’s fiction novel Love Letters.

Freelance writer, mum and communications strategist, Min Day from London, has won literary representation in the Page Turner Awards for her commercial women’s fiction novel Love Letters.

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Huddersfield Grandmother Wins Writing Mentorship in Prestigious Writing Award

English Teacher and proud mother of three and a grandmother of four, Suzanne Smart from Huddersfield has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards for her manuscript P.O.S.I.T.I.V.E. I.M.P.R.I.N.T. -

Nuclear Medicine Graduate Brooke Sivendra Wins Publishing Contract

Brooke Sivendra from in Adelaide, Australia has won a publishing contract and audiobook production from Spectrum Audiobooks in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award, for Romantic Suspense Thriller, Blood

Montesano Fantasy Writer Wins Publishing Contract

Alex Tremari from Montesano, in the United States, has won a publishing contract from Spectrum Audiobooks in the Page Turner Awards Writing Award, for her Fantasy manuscript Dragoncast.

Alex

Writer With No Fingers Pens Novel And Wins Publishing Contract

Beth Barany from Oakland, United States, has has won a publishing contract and audiobook production from Spectrum Audiobooks in the Page Turner eBook Award, for her Sci-Fi Mystery novel Into The Black

Larae Mitchell

Local grandmother, Larae Mitchell from Minatare, Nebraska, is hoping to be discovered as a writer with her Fantasy story, Nerida Kai: Sad Blessings.

Larae has entered the Page Turner Awards, where

Kevin Michael Irvine from Burbank, United States has been Highly Commended in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for his book, Growing Up Gay Stories.

Kevin Michael Irvine from Burbank, United States has been Highly Commended in the Page Turner Awards eBook Award for his book, Growing Up Gay Stories.

Kevin entered the Page Turner Awards

Sydney Low from Victoria, Canada has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards Writing Award for her Sci-Fi manuscript, H0M3 FR33.

Sydney Low from Victoria, Canada has been shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards Writing Award for her Sci-Fi manuscript, H0M3 FR33.

Sydney entered the Page Turner Awards, where published authors

Ex Belly Dancer Pens Story of Hope and Laughter

Local mum, Kerrie Noor from Adrishaig is hoping to be discovered as a writer with her humorous story for women, Three Angry Women and A Baby.

Kerrie has entered the Page Turner Awards, where