Shortlist 2025
We would like to recognise the achievements of the writers shortlisted for the 2025 Northern Writers’ Awards. Our judges and readers were highly impressed with the diverse range of talent across all the awards. We wish you every success with your writing.
Northern Writers’ Award for Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction Shortlist
Rachel Bower
Gaynor Jones
Tawseef Khan
Pamela Plumb
Northern Debut Award for Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction Shortlist
Kate Baudelaire
Delaina Haslam
Hafsah Kelly
Mie Murasa
Northern Debut Award for Young Adult Fiction Shortlist
Alison Adkins
Dawn Amesbury
Rachel Baron
Nathanael Wheatcroft-Brown
Northern Writers’ Award for Poetry Shortlist
Claire Askew
Kimberly Campanello
Ben Wilkinson
Northern Debut Award for Poetry Shortlist
Amaleena Damlé
Elaine Ewart
Jeremy Nelson
Luke Worthy
Hachette Children’s Novel Award Shortlist
Kim Donovan
Sarah Stamford
Mae Tang
Northumbria University Student and Alumni Award Shortlist
Cameron Inglis
Adam Lock
Emily Milburn
Thomas Smith
Tempest Prize Shortlist
Ali Choudhary
Cory Mackenzie-Gray
Megan Robertson
Mika Royd
Sid Chaplin Award Shortlist
Matt Abbott
Martha Bird
Lewis Johnson
Barry Marshall
Julie Noble
Chloe Sexton
Finchale Award Shortlist
Inés Gregori Labarta
Louise Marr
Northern Promise TLC Award Shortlist
Laura Buckley
Phoebe Hallett
Sharon Thomas
Arvon Award Shortlist
Tammie Meera Ash
Hana Fazal
Katie Hale
Eloise Poole
Ciel Stynes
Young Northern Writers’ Award (11-14) Shortlist
Maia Harrington
Young Northern Writers’ Award (15-18) Shortlist
Grace Day
Grace Elsdon
Molly Graham
Alina Kumaran
Matthew Hale Award Shortlist
Timothy Crampton
Laila Hooley
Darcie Peters
Cienna Draper
Eva Ibbotson Award Shortlist
Khudeeja Begum