Winner of the 2024 Lewis Edwards Memorial Prize Pollyanna Jackson is an English Literature student based between Edinburgh and Oxfordshire, though soon to be making to move to Cumbria to start work as an Editor. She was shortlisted for the 2022 Bridport Prize, selected for Mark Gatiss’ writing programme with …
Runner-up OF THE 2024 GRIERSON VERSE PRIZE Malika McKenney is a student, writer, and visual artist from Miami, Florida. She has received runner-up for the Grierson Verse Prize for the last two years and is currently head designer of the Inkwell. She first began writing poetry in university and is …
JOINT RUNNER UP OF THE 2024 LEWIS EDWARDS MEMORIAL PRIZE Maya Engwell: ‘I’m so pleased to have been chosen as runner up for the prize this year. It’s a lovely leaving present and has given me a boost of confidence in my writing. Thanks Michael!’ I’ve also attached a …
RUNNER-UP OF THE 2024 SLOAN PRIZE Declan Kelly was born in Edinburgh and has lived there his whole life, especially enjoying the city for its atmosphere and people. He first began writing in high school and continued to do so after winning a school writing prize. He is currently studying …
WINNER OF THE 2024 GRIERSON VERSE PRIZE Emily Wheeler is a poet and English teacher from Virginia, USA, and earned her Bachelor of Science in English from Radford University. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in many magazines, including Blue River Review, Exit 109, Wingless Dreamer, and From …
WINNER OF THE 2024 SLOAN PRIZE Suzy Enoch: ‘I am a Scottish writer, director, and actress who began my writing life in theatre. I love to work across disciplines and have worked considerably in narrative circus, co-founding contemporary circus company, Circus Alba. However, lockdown motivated me to delve into the …
