2023 Writers' Award winners
Creative Non-Fiction
Platinum: Siam Hatzaw, “Homecoming”
Gold: Bethany Handley, “The National Trust’s Bomb Disposal Squad”
Silver: C. Castle, “Finding the Words”
Bronze: Jay Mitra, “I liked the way the world looked at me when I was in the closet”
Shortlist: John Adams, Grayson Campbell, Rebecca Chesworth, Sarah Forbes, Theo Malings, Laura McDonagh, Mona Rae, Jack Roe
Fiction
Platinum: Charlie Rose Evans, “Mice”
Gold: Rayna Haralambieva, “Three Kinds of Tears”
Silver: Jay Jellicoe, “Bread and Demons”
Bronze: Samreen Faria, “Sand Swimming”
Shortlist: Sena A, Sherin Bhasker, Donna Hughes-Taylor, Matthew Martin, Porb Nade, Emer Ni Eadhra, Asis Patel, Mel Reeve
Poetry
Platinum: Vera Zakharov, “Mudlark of the Ouse”
Gold: Rachael Li Ming Chong, “You Call it Your Secret Garden”
Silver: Charlotte Murray, “Cross Stitch House”
Bronze: Renée Eshel, “Johnny Peter”
Shortlist: Caroline Am Bergris, Mandy Beattie, Sarah Drury, Rachel Oyawale, Ellie Scott, Alison Tanik, Mitelia Tribbitt, Tracey Weller
