2025 New Writers Awards
The Scottish Book Trust has announced the 2025 winners of the New Writers Awards. The awardees included several writers of genre interest, such as:
- Z. K. Abraham received the Callan Gordon Award for short fiction. This award runs every two years, and is open to writers ages 18-35.
- Jade Mitchell was awarded for Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction.
- SE Holland, writing in Children and Young Adult category, received the Next Chapter Award for a writer over 40.
Awardees are chosen by a panel of judges. They receive £2,500, a week-long retreat, PR and presentation training, a year membership to Society of Authors, and opportunities to showcase work to publishers and agents.
The New Writers Awards are free to enter; information about all categories and how to apply can be found on the New Writers Award page and the applications info page.
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