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11 Aug 2087102490944675862

📣 CALLING ALL PUBLISHERS

The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award is back, looking for the best of the UK and Ireland’s literary talent under 35 ✨

SUBMISSIONS CLOSE:
7th September 2026

TO ENTER:
https://societyofauthors.org/prizes/external-prizes/sunday-times-young-writer-of-the-year-award/

#youngwriteraward

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6 Jul 2074082852354871527

The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award is back, looking for the best of the UK and Ireland’s literary talent under 35✨

Submissions are now open, closing on 7 September 2026.

To enter:
https://societyofauthors.org/prizes/other-prizes/sunday-times-young-writer-of-the-year-award/

#YoungWriterAward

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25 Mar 2036866829730095446

It was an absolute joy to present the 2025 #YoungWriterAward last night to Harry Shukman for #YearOfTheRat, published by @ChattoBooks / @vintagebooks! 💐

Thank you to everyone involved for a truly tremendous evening, until next time! ✨🧡

#YoungWriterAward

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24 Mar 2036537176658223248

The winner of the 2025 #YoungWriterAward is Harry Shukman for #YearOfTheRat 🐀

An eye-opening account of his time infiltrating British far-right groups, revealing how they operate and how they normalise extreme ideologies.

Published by @ChattoBooks / @vintagebooks

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20 Mar 2035016537975714091

In our final Readers on Writers interview, shadow judge Lou Baillache (@louus_library) speaks to Gurnaik Johal (@GurnaikJohal) about his debut novel #Saraswati published by @ProfileBooks📖

Full interview online:
https://www.youngwriteraward.com/readers-on-writers-gurnaik-johal/

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20 Mar 2035015317080899728

Next up in our Readers on Writers series, shadow judge Amina Makele (@AminasBookshelf) speaks to Liadan Ní Chuinn about their expansive collection of short stories #EveryOneStillHere published by @grantabooks📚

Full interview online:
https://www.youngwriteraward.com/readers-on-writers-liadan-ni-chuinn/

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