PRH Write It fellowship shortlist announced
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Write It fellowship.
The shortlisted writers are:
- Ceilidh Newbury for ‘Skates, Dates, and Other Deadly Weapons’ (young adult thriller)
- Dayle Fogarty for ‘After Dark’ (speculative fiction/new adult)
- Dorian Sutton for ‘The Passenger’ (literary/coming of age)
- Jessica Landford for ‘Rory Finch and the Empty House’ (young adult spy thriller)
- Judith Monkhouse for ‘Bitter Rain’ (fiction)
- Jules Ng for ‘A Little Feverish’ (literary fiction)
- Kait Newell for ‘The Bones Are Here’ (historical romance)
- Naomi Fogarty for ‘The White Heart’ (fantasy/supernatural)
- Skye Cusack for ‘Checked Out’ (romantic comedy)
- Tracey-Lee Daranjo for ‘A Long Forgetting’ (memoir/nonfiction)
- Violet Marr for ‘The Fine Art of Borrowing a Faerie’ (fantasy).
Established in 2018, the fellowship aims to engage with emerging and underrepresented writers.
PRH head of editorial Catherine Hill said, ‘The quality of the 2025 submissions was impressive, with a wide variety of genres and styles. We had a lot of fun reading, and it was hard to pick the shortlist amid a great deal of talent. We congratulate the writers on our 2025 list and are looking forward to reading their full manuscripts.’
The winning writers will receive mentorship with PRH editors, a $2000 grant and the opportunity to participate in the PRH Open House program to learn about the publishing process.
Winners will be announced in November.
More information is available on the PRH website.
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