"Look at things: where do they come from, and why are they like this?" Handy advice for #youngwriters from Adrian Duncan, author of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE GEOMETER LOBACHEVSKY (Serpentstail)

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Young writers wanted! You could win a £500 travel grant, tickets to one of the UK’s best book festivals, and the chance to see your own work in print in a special anthology when you enter this year's #YoungWalterScottPrize. Stories must be between 800 and 2,000 words, and set in a time before you were born. The closing date for this year’s competition is 31st October 2023. UK only http://bit.ly/YWSPenter

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"Get to know the physical detail of the period that you would like to write about." Wise advice for young writers of historical fiction from Elizabeth Lowry, whose novel THE CHOSEN was shortlisted for this year's #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction

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Read winning fiction from this year’s Young #WalterScottPrize writers, now online. Plus, all stories will be published in our print Anthology, with beautiful drawings by book illustrator Tom Morgan-Jones. Congratulations to all our writers! http://bit.ly/YWSP22winfull
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Read winning fiction from this year’s Young #WalterScottPrize writers, now online. Plus, all stories will be published in our print Anthology, with beautiful drawings by book illustrator Tom Morgan-Jones. Congratulations to all our writers! http://bit.ly/YWSP22winfull
#YWSP #HistFic

Read winning fiction from this year’s Young #WalterScottPrize writers, now online. Plus, all stories will be published in our print Anthology, with beautiful drawings by book illustrator Tom Morgan-Jones. Congratulations to all our writers! http://bit.ly/YWSP22winfull
#YWSP #HistFic

This year's prize for young writers of historical fiction, the prestigious Young Walter Scott Prize, has been won by Ellie Karlin for her story Mrs Fujita's Living Room in the 11-15 years category, and by Rosie Brooker, author of Forever England, in the 16-19 years category.

To read both winning stories see bit.ly/YWSPwin22

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Here's inspiration for young writers in your life. Get your free copy of our Young #WalterScottPrize anthology, printed each year with our winning, shortlisted and highly commended writers. Just put your details into our contact form (UK only): http://bit.ly/WSPcontact

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Wise words from Val McDermid on why #historicalfiction is so powerful for #youngwriters, including how it lets you write commentary "on the here and now," without doing so directly.

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Thanks to all writers who entered this year's Young #WalterScottPrize, from right across the UK! Please help us congratulate our shortlist, from which our judges will now select winning, runner-up and highly commended entries:
http://bit.ly/YWSPsl22

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