Congratulations to our #YoungWalterScottPrize winners, Tasbih Sharuar with THE MAN FROM DRURY LANE and Erica Lockett-Yeung with THE PORCELAIN DRAGON.
See a list of all our winning writers via the link: tr.ee/yi3ZiSmTHe
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Andrew Miller, author of #WalterScottPrize winning THE LAND IN WINTER, offers this advice to young writers. Don't forget, it’s the last chance for writers aged 11 to 19 to submit to the #YoungWalterScottPrize. Enter by post, before 31 October. Learn more: https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
Ferdia Lennon offers his advice to writers 11-19 entering this year’s #YoungWalterScottPrize. Ferdia wrote the marvelous #WalterScottPrize shortlisted GLORIOUS EXPLOITS, set in Syracuse in 412 BC. Learn how young writers can enter this year’s prize https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
Francesca Kay author of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE BOOK OF DAYS @swiftpress.bsky.social says sensory detail is vital when writing #historicalfiction. Do you know a young writer who should enter the #YoungWalterScottPrize? Learn more https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
Angharad Hampshire, author of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE MARE, says putting yourself into the shoes of your characters is essential when you’re writing historical fiction. Young writers, enter the #YoungWalterScottPrize by 31 October: loom.ly/7gJ82-w #amwriting
Excellent advice to writers entering this year’s #YoungWalterScottPrize from Kevin Barry, author of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE HEART IN WINTER @canongate.co.uk. Writers 11-19, enter the Young Walter Scott Prize before 31 October: https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
The brilliant and much-missed Hilary Mantel, who twice won the #WalterScottPrize for her Cromwell trilogy books, offers this advice to young writers approaching #historicalfiction for the first time. Writers aged 11-19 can enter the #YoungWalterScottPrize now. Learn more https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
Young writers, there's a month until the deadline for the #YoungWalterScottPrize -- you can print off the entry form from our website http://www.ywsp.co.uk and your story must reach us by post by the closing date of 31 October 2025. What will you write about?
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Fascinating writing inspiration for young writers thinking of entering this year's #YoungWalterScottPrize – imagine inventing the first seismograph...
Young writers, find inspiration at the #YoungWalterScottPrize website -- there's a list of writing competitions, samples of YWSP winning stories, and video interviews with tips from authors like Maggie O’Farrell, Hilary Mantel, Colm Toibin and Joseph O’Connor. https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w #youngwriters
"Elizabeth I was rarely painted without pearls." If you're fascinated by the Tudors, or you need ideas for this year's #YoungWalterScottPrize, read this piece about how the Tudors wore jewels, and what it meant. http://loom.ly/0DN_7sU via @hmalagisi.bsky.social
All our #YoungWalterScottPrize winners, like Connie, get to see their stories in print in a special anthology. If you or someone you know is aged 11 to 19, why not enter this year's prize? See more at bit.ly/YWSPenter. Entries must be sent by post and received no later than 31 October.
Superb advice for young writers entering this year's #YoungWalterScottPrize from THE SAFEKEEP author Yael van der Wouden, who was shortlisted for the 2025 #WalterScottPrize. Remember the deadline for this year's #YoungWalterScottPrize for writers aged 11-19 is 31 October: visit bit.ly/YWSPenter
Sophie Berry and Andrew Miller
Writers 11 to 19, the #YoungWalterScottPrize is open for your entries! You could win a £500 travel grant, see your work in print, and visit one of the UK's best book festivals. Learn more at https://loom.ly/gr8Lmfk
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The #YoungWalterScottPrize recognises its winners and runners up this evening: their work is in the printed anthology which launches tonight at Borders Book Festival here in the Scottish Borders.
The #YoungWalterScottPrize recognises its winners and runners up this evening: their work is in the printed anthology which launches tonight at Borders Book Festival here in the Scottish Borders.
