I was born in Edinburgh and have lived there my whole life, especially enjoying the city for it’s atmosphere and people. I first began writing in high school and continued to do so after winning a school writing prize. I am currently studying law at the University of Edinburgh and …
Maria is an award winning poet, fiction writer and digital illustrator working out of Edinburgh. Originally from a small village in the Yorkshire Moors, plagued by Brontëesque cliches, she now resides amongst the loch-monsters of Scotland (though she is yet to see one in real life). Her work focuses on …
Kiefer Holland was the recipient of a special mention of The Grierson Verse Prize 2021. Feb 18, 2022
Murdoch Stanfield is a twenty-one-year-old creative who was born and raised on the west coast of Scotland. Murdoch was the recipient of a special mention of the Lewis Edwards Memorial Prize in 2021. Their work is centred around emotion and character, existing at the intersection of macabre and thriller; they …
Charles Lang is from Castlemilk in Glasgow. He studied English Literature at the University of Edinburgh and is currently pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University Belfast. He won the Sloan Prize in 2019. His published work includes Aye ok (Speculative Books, 2020) and …
Hayley Bernier (she/her) is a queer Canadian writer, who at the moment is favouring and focusing on poetry, especially in relation to her family history. She completed her MSc in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh in 2020, the same year she received a special mention of the Grierson …
Armaan is a student of English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. His short story, In The Clouds, received a special mention of the Lewis Memorial Prize in 2021. He also received a special mention of the Lewis Memorial Prize in 2020. Read Armaan’s entry Not A Day For Outings …
From Fife, Kirsty studied English Literature and History at Edinburgh University, and stayed for an MSc in Creative Writing. She won the Sloan Prize in 2020. A fan of Scottish history and folklore and all things uncanny, she has had work published in Gutter magazine, Tether’s End and Scottish Book …
Armaan is a student of English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. His short story, Not A Day For Outings, received a special mention of the Lewis Memorial Prize in 2020. He also received a special mention in the Lewis Memorial Prize in 2021 and won the Lewis Memorial Prize …
