Introducing #LondonWritersAwards 2026 winners ✨
The London Writers Awards is our annual fiction development programme, aiming to increase the number of writers from under-represented communities being taken up by agents & publishers.
Read more: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/project/lond...
In the top right corner is the black ‘London Writers Awards’ and ‘Spread the Word’ logo. There is an image of two women facing each other. Against a blue background reads ‘London Writers Awards 2026’ and beneath that is ‘Applications Closed’ in black, underlined text. In the bottom right corner reads ‘Deadline 30 October, 5pm.’
APPLICATIONS CLOSED: #LondonWritersAwards 2026
Thank you to all those who have taken the time to submit an application. We have received a record number of applications and cannot wait to start reading all the exciting submissions.
Slide 2– Black London Writers Award logo and black spread the word logo at the top of the page. In black writing ‘Juliet Pickering’ and beneath in white writing ‘Literary Fiction.’ An image of Juliet is on the left – she is a white woman with wavy brown hair. On the right is information about what she is looking for as a judge.
Slide 3– Black London Writers Award logo and black spread the word logo at the top of the page. In black writing ‘Liv Maidment’ and beneath in white writing ‘Literary Fiction.’ An image of Liv is on the left – she is a white woman with long brown-blonde hair. On the right is information about what she is looking for as a judge.
Slide 4– Black London Writers Award logo and black spread the word logo at the top of the page. In black writing 'Kerry-Ann Bentley’ and beneath in white writing 'Commercial Fiction.’ An image of Kerry-Ann is on the left – she is a black woman with curly brown hair. On the right is information about what she is looking for as a judge.
Slide 5– Black London Writers Award logo and black spread the word logo at the top of the page. In black writing -'Christabel McKinley’ and beneath in white writing 'YA/Children’s Fiction.’ An image of Christabel is on the left – she is a white woman with long, dark brown hair. On the right is information about what she is looking for as a judge.
🚨4 days left to submit to #LondonWritersAwards 2026!
Have a look at what our agent judges are looking for.
⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close at 5pm on Thursday 30 October – happy writing!
📣 10 days left to apply #LondonWritersAwards!
⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close at 5pm on Thursday 30 October – happy writing!
📹 Featured in video - Daniel Culpan (current #LondonWritersAwards cohort)
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⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close at 5pm on Thursday 30 October – happy writing!
📹 Featured in video - @laila_obeidat current #LondonWritersAwards cohort
Meet @newlands.bsky.social - #LondonWritersAwards judge, alumni and author of Only Here, Only Now. ✨
Get an insight into his writing process and top tips for applicants. Blog: 🔗 www.spreadtheword.org.uk/qa-with-2026...
⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close: 5pm, Thursday 30 October
Meet Alexandra Sheppard – 2026 #LondonWritersAwards YA/ children’s book judge. Author of Oh My Gods, Friendship Never Ends and Alyssa & The Spell Garden. ✨
Head on to our instagram to hear what she’ll be looking for 👀
⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close at 5pm, Thursday 30 October.
Meet Ashani Lewis - #LondonWritersAwards alumni and author of Winter Animals and Everest. ✨
On our website she shares her top 5 influential books – read here: tinyurl.com/h3zseea8 🔗
⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close at 5pm on Thursday 30 October – happy writing!
✨Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards 2026 are now open!
This free 10-month programme supports underrepresented London writers to develop their work, find agents and get published🖊️
📆 Deadline: 30 Oct
www.spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/lon...
We’re so excited that Tasneem Adbur-Rashid will be judging the commercial fiction category of the 2026 #LondonWritersAwards. Head over to our instagram to hear what she’ll be looking for 👀 tinyurl.com/njrscv3w
Free, online, BSL info session on 30 Sep at 7pm: buytickets.at/spreadthewor...
Are you an unagented and unpublished writer looking to develop your work, connect with agents and move towards publication? Apply for the #LondonWritersAwards 2026 now! Find out more: www.spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/lon...
Apply apply apply!! Can't say enough about how transformational the #LondonWritersAwards has been for me. If you're at the stage where you need structured support and an inclusive writing community then this could be the place for you 😊
Are you an unagented and unpublished writer looking to develop your work, connect with agents and move towards publication? The #LondonWritersAwards 2026 could be the opportunity for you! Find out more www.spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/lon...
Another huge congratulations are in order for another #LondonWritersAwards alumnus @newlands.bsky.social 👏👏
A big congratulations to #LondonWritersAwards alumna Ashani Lewis!!
Ever wondered what goes into a day of creating content? Our social media manager, Phoebe gives us a peak 👀 behind the scenes with the #LondonWritersAwards 2025 cohort…
#spreadtheword #dayinthelife #contentcreator
We had a full house at our most recent #LondonWritersAwards masterclass. Agents Liv and Rachel led a synopses and blurb writing workshop with exercises, peer review, individual industry feedback sessions and a Q&A. It was lovely to have everyone from the 2025 cohort together 😊
#LWA2025
A HUGE congratulations to our very own #LondonWritersAwards Awardee, Sukie Wilson for winning the @desperatelit.bsky.social Prize for Short Fiction 👏👏
Read more about it - degrootfoundation.org/sukie-wilson...
Congratulations to #LondonWritersAwards alumni @chrisbridgeswriter.bsky.social and Nilesha Chauvet for being shortlisted
Congratulations to #LondonWritersAwards alumna Natasha Brown for being shortlisted for The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, with her 2nd book Universality 👏
www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
Congratulations to #LondonWritersAwards alumnus @chrisbridgeswriter.bsky.social on publication day of your debut novel today! 👏👏
