Writing Mentorship Award 2022

A lonely American widow operating a small tourist hotel and cafe in northern Spain suddenly decides to take in some Syrian Refugees for a few months. At first, she thinks she is helping them, but after their stories emerge, the widow discovers that it's this broken family saving her.

When Kathy’s boss forces her to spy on European politicians, with police hot on her tail, Kathy must risk exposing her mind-reading skills to save her newfound family, the Dutch Prime Minister and herself.

Imagine if the song Jolene described a secret obsession between the singer and the subject. A wife and husband both enraptured by the same woman, their separate curiosities leading to breaking and entering, they find themselves in Jolene’s house. They are in the same space, but worlds apart.

With the Mer-kingdom on the verge of crisis, 17yo Freya and her cousin must invoke ancient magic to assume human form and seek help on land. But not everyone wants Freya to succeed, and with time running out before the magic expires, she’s soon battling not just for her people but her life.

A parallel memoir in which Bernadette retraces her life, alongside her brother’s to understand why she chose to live when he chose to die.

A Japanese woman in a violent relationship confronts her sexuality.

Two can play. One must betray. Using a pen name, a writer interviews her sister’s killer. The closer she gets, the more she believes he was wrongfully convicted. When she is instrumental in his release, he draws her into his dark and suffocating world in which two can play but only one will survive

A naïve, newly separated woman meets a new guy via a series of synchronicities; but when his girlfriend appears, she descends into anxiety, making increasingly bad dating decisions, forcing her to uncover why she’s in such a hurry for a relationship before she puts herself in real danger.

Aria, a young adult, is trapped in her own distorted reality, struggling to keep her demons at bay, that keep on derailing her from moving forward with her life. Full of grief, tragedy and heartache, Aria's story is one of raw emotion, and lessons of how all too often relationships go wrong.

A princess who can see corruption and deception emanating from a person as shadows must learn about her kingdom, with the protection of a condemned shogun and stranger, to defend the kingdom from her father.

An alien from across the galaxy discovers the true power of love and turns that power into lifesaving blood.

Five months after my appendectomy and I'm back in hospital, but this time for a major operation. My fear of dying has intensified, I don't trust my body anymore. As I come to terms with this life-changing experience, I philosophically analyse myself and those who have impacted my life.

An immortal woman tries to live among humans while struggling to learn about her alien heritage, her magic, and who she is meant to be, eventually discovering that not everything is as it seems and sometimes the answers to the important questions are right in front of you.

When the new baker of El Mujandar arrives on the train, sporting a gunshot wound and having never baked a single loaf of bread, it is clear to the mayor’s daughter that he is not who he says he is. Secrets and lies from town allies will keep him alive until one day the past knocks on the door.

Highschoolers search and discover treasured letterboxes that uncover the truth behind a hate-filled history with their socio-economic counterparts- The Cherries.

Student Void stumbles on the girl of his dreams, yet all is not as it appears. And when she vanishes, everything changes. Shocked, Void has to decide if risking his future is worth becoming entangled in his girlfriend’s thrilling secret life. Can he discover her truth before she's lost for all time

1980s matchmaker Odie Tenant decides to date her worst clients herself, in a way they won't enjoy.

Six mismatched millennials live it up on a tropical island: one couple are honeymooners, another get married, the third approach the seven-year itch. A storm threatens. Who’s to blame when one of the women goes missing?

In the seething Texas summer of '87, Sunny is searching for answers. Stuck in her grandparents' trailer park, she knows there's trouble back home in Dallas. What's the secret her parents are desperate to keep?

Four strangers lives become intertwined after receiving mysterious letters with dangerous information and daring stakes. When a conspiracy that threatens not only their lives, but the whole of Crossover, is revealed and they must learn to work together to stop it, or they'll fall city and all.