SPECIAL MENTION LEWIS EDWARDS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2026 Albane Mbow is a third year English Language and Literature student who grew up in the United States and currently lives in Switzerland. Her stories explore geographical and temportal alienation, moving, growth, and change. She was co-editor of the 2nd edition of BW*E’s …
SPECIAL MENTION SLOAN PRIZE 2026 From his background in Linguistics, Evan has developed an acute awareness of the different functions and forms of Scots language. As such, he is interested in interrogating its purpose in prose, and expanding its utility. Coloured by his upbringing in West Lothian, he is interested in …
WINNER OF THE SLOAN PRIZE 2026 Catherine Hodge is a 22 year old Master’s student, studying Creative Writing at the University of Aberdeen. A recent graduate of English and Scottish Literature at the University of Edinburgh, she is interested in contemporary Scottish fiction influenced by nineteenth-century Gothic literature and is …
CO-WINNER OF THE LEWIS EDWARDS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2026 My name is Aidan, I am a first-year earth science student, and I love writing as well as music and theatre (especially a well-executed combination of all three). Alongside this prize-winning writing, I wrote and directed a one act play called “Billionaire …
SPECIAL MENTION SLOAN PRIZE 2026 Campbell is a Scottish and English literature student, part time tour guide and writer of bizarre fiction when the inspiration hits. When not busy with that, he likes board games and Doctor Who and is currently learning to juggle, mostly because he seems like the …
SPECIAL MENTION GRIERSON PRIZE 2026 Sally Averbuch is an Archaeology and Social Anthropology student from East Lothian. She was one of Scotland’s Young Makars in 2023, performing her work at the StAnza poetry festival in St Andrews and at Wigtown Book Festival. She was the third place winner of an …
CO WINNER OF THE LEWIS EDWARDS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2026 Maya Le Her is a student and emerging writer based in Edinburgh. In 2022, one of her poems was published in Arlo’s Art Therapy Journal, a journal by Arlo Parks in support of CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) and she was …
SPECIAL MENTION LEWIS EDWARDS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2026 Anna Yarwood is a fourth-year Arabic and Persian student. She is currently working on a very serious Fringe show about bowling (https://www.thespaceuk.com/shows/2026/bucksomly-betrothals). “Thank you for the Special Mention, what a nice surprise! It’s lovely to have been considered!” May 15, 2026
WINNER OF THE GRIERSON PRIZE 2026 Caitlin Palmer is an American-born writer and current master’s student at The University of Edinburgh. Although she studies poetry, she enjoys writing both poetry and prose in her free time. She credits her grandfather for introducing her to the joy of reading and her …
SPECIAL MENTION LEWIS EDWARDS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2026 Hana Wong is a third-year English Literature student at the University of Edinburgh. Her poetry has been featured at the Wells Festival of Literature and published in Voice and Verse, The Prose Poem and other indie magazines. When not writing, she can be …
SPECIAL MENTION LEWIS EDWARDS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2026 Lea Lang is a history student from Munich who recently completed a year at the University of Edinburgh. Her academic work focuses on empire, culture, and the histories people tell about themselves. She writes fiction mostly out of curiosity about language, memory, and …
SPECIAL MENTION GRIERSON PRIZE 2026 Samantha MacNaughton is a Scottish-American writer, born and raised in England. She is currently based in Edinburgh, where she is studying Classics and English Language. At the moment, she is working on an ever-expanding poetry project about women in mythology. “This poem is deeply inspired …
