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Debut novel, We Pretty Pieces of Flesh, out now.
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Victory
Victory
An extract from the debut novel by Colwill Brown, set in Doncaster and written in South Yorkshire dialect, about friendship torn apart by a secret.
Knickers
Knickers
‘They’d practiced it ont bus into town: to mek sure Kel gorrin, they’d go past bouncer together, talking reyt loud about periods, so he wouldn’t even bother asking Kel her date of birth.’
You Cannot Thread a Moving Needle
You Cannot Thread a Moving Needle
Brown’s story of a teenage life ‘critically damaged in a moment’ was the ‘unanimous’ pick for the £15,000 prize
BBC National Short Story Award 2025
Stream You Cannot Thread a Moving Needle (UK access) - BBC Radio 4 BBC Sounds
Stream You Cannot Thread a Moving Needle (UK access) - BBC Radio 4 BBC Sounds
Colwill Brown's powerful story is a contender for the BBC National Short Story Award.
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BBC National Short Story Award · Episode
BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Interview with Kirsty Wark (UK access)
BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Interview with Kirsty Wark (UK access)
Kirsty Wark and her guests discuss novelist Ian McEwan's latest book, What We Can Know.
BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Interview with Kirsty Wark (all access)
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Podcast
BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Interview with Kirsty Wark (all access)
Front Row · Episode
Award Ceremony (UK access) Front Row - BBC Sounds
Award Ceremony (UK access) Front Row - BBC Sounds
Tom hosts this year's BBC National Short Story Award ceremony.
Award Ceremony (all access) Front Row - BBC Sounds
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Podcast
Award Ceremony (all access) Front Row - BBC Sounds
Front Row · Episode
Prize News
Longlist for 2026 Dylan Thomas Prize Revealed | Kirkus Reviews
Longlist for 2026 Dylan Thomas Prize Revealed | Kirkus Reviews
The U.K. award honors an outstanding book by an author under 40.
Announcing the Longlist for the 2026 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | The PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Announcing the Longlist for the 2026 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | The PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Longlist announced for the Gordon Burn Prize 2026 - New Writing North
Longlist announced for the Gordon Burn Prize 2026 - New Writing North
An electrifying list of 12 books longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2026 was announced today (27 November 2025). The...
2025 Shortlist for First Novel Prize Revealed | Kirkus Reviews
2025 Shortlist for First Novel Prize Revealed | Kirkus Reviews
The Center for Fiction’s award ‘supports emerging voices in fiction.’
The Goldsmiths Prize 2025 celebrates new perspectives - New Statesman
The Goldsmiths Prize 2025 celebrates new perspectives - New Statesman
Four first-time novelists are among the six writers shortlisted for the £10,000 award for fiction that “breaks the mould”.
Debut author Colwill Brown wins BBC short story award for ‘heartbreaking’ tale – read an extract here | National short story prize | The Guardian
Debut author Colwill Brown wins BBC short story award for ‘heartbreaking’ tale – read an extract here | National short story prize | The Guardian
Brown’s story of a teenage life ‘critically damaged in a moment’ was the ‘unanimous’ pick for the £15,000 prize
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