City Lit today announced the three winners of the 2023-24 Malorie Blackman Scholarships for ‘Unheard Voices’.
City Lit provides three annual awards worth up to £1000 each to fund study within the City Lit Creative Writing department. The awards seek to support and encourage the creative and professional development of ‘unheard voices’. The final award winners have been carefully selected by acclaimed writer, City Lit Fellow and Patron of the School of Humanities & Sciences, Malorie Blackman OBE.
The three scholarship winners submitted excerpts from their writing entitled:
- Galatea by Kashmini Shah
- Romany Me by Dee Cooper
- Body At The Foot of the Stairs by Rosy Ralph
Malorie Blackman said:
“Each year, picking the scholarship recipients is a huge challenge as every one of the shortlisted applications has been so enjoyable to read. The potential and sheer talent was evident across all entries, with some particularly evocative pieces. Congratulations to all those shortlisted and I wish every success to this year’s scholarship recipients. And to all those who entered, keep writing and don’t give up!”
City Lit CEO and Principal Mark Malcomson CBE said:
“We are thrilled to announce our winners for the Unheard Voices Scholarships and to have our dear friend Malorie personally selecting the winners. Malorie is a huge inspiration to all of us and her history with City Lit goes to show how important a creative writing course can be in a writer’s career. We’re so excited to uncover the next generation of story-tellers, bringing their unique perspectives to the fore.”
Please check back in autumn 2023 for details of how to apply for next year’s scholarship programme.