As we enter our seventh year of the W&A Working-Class Writers' Prize, we're blown away with the level of talent that this prize attracts. Out of 275 entries, we have created our longest longlist ever.
A huge congratulations to the following seventeen writers and their stories.
Untitled by Paz Kaiba
The Radiant Dark by Joni Morris
Rabbit Skin Glue by Nya Furber
The Antlered Quarter by Myrto Farmaki
The Weight of Blue Dust by Miracle Ezeigbo
Inoshishi by Alison Gray
Spooky Bitch by Stephanie Torrance
Festering by Kieran Cutting
Meeks by Gabrielle Sicam
If I am Born of Lamb and Wolf, Where Shall I Return? by Angelika May
Lillith by Uduak-Abasi Ekong
To Whom I Am Becoming by Aisha Okorie
The Memory Bandits by Alex Carulli
Untitled by Jack Houston
Hot Stuff by Rachel Roberts
Untitled by Kerry Hood
The Archer by Fraser Currie
The W&A team are compiling a shortlist, from which this year’s judge Ashley Hickson-Lovence shall select a winner and two runners-up. We are planning to share the results mid-February and all entrants will be contacted directly.
Once again, many congratulations to those writers who have been longlisted and a thank you to everyone who entered. Every will receive feedback and we are aiming to deliver this to all entrants by May 2026.
Happy writing!
The W&A Team
Comments