We are delighted to announce the winners of 2022’s Book Edit Writers’ Prize. They are:

Emily Dormand Bean

Serafina Cusack

Atar Hadari

Delwar Hussain

Alex.J.Langtree

Julie Rea

Stephanie Vernier

FQ Yeoh

These eight talented winners will go on to read at an online showcase for invited industry guests on 23 November and an anthology of their winning entries will be published on The Book Edit website after the event.

This year we were lucky enough to have the acclaimed author Dr Elizabeth Chakrabarty judge the final eight winners. Speaking about the competition, Elizabeth said  'I was impressed, and intrigued by the diverse writing and genres of the entries, and look forward to reading the finished novels in the future.'

Huge congratulations to the winners. And watch this space for more about the authors, their novels and future writing careers.