‘AFTERSHOCK’ WINS THE 2021 PAGE TURNER AWARDS, WRITING AWARD FOR NON-FICTION!
“It’s an honour to receive this award for a memoir that was extremely challenging to write. I’m thrilled my work has been recognised, and I dedicate this award to the thousands who died or were affected by the Bam earthquake.”
– Ruth Millington
I really wasn’t expecting this, so I’m bowled over to have won the 2021 Page Turner Awards, Writing Award for non-fiction! It still hasn’t sunk in! I was competing against writers from over 20 countries and the competition was fierce. I’m having a slight bout of imposter syndrome which has been made worse by the fact that I never expected to be on a Zoom call with my childhood idol at the online awards ceremony on 26 October 2021 hosted by Ken and Paula Sheridan, the creators of the Page Turner Awards. The special guest was the American writer/director and actor of Starsky and Hutch fame, Paul Michael Glaser!! I sneaked in a few large glugs of wine to calm my nerves!
‘AFTERSHOCK’ LONGLISTED IN THE 2021 PAGE TURNER AWARDS
I’m thrilled to announce that my unpublished memoir, Aftershock, has been longlisted in the international 2021 Writing Award category of the Page Turner Awards. Originally declared a finalist on 7 September, Aftershock, was selected out of 123 finalists to go on the longlist.
I’m delighted to announce that my debut memoir, Aftershock, has been honoured with two further literary awards:
2021 Yeovil Literary Prize
An extract of Aftershock has been shortlisted in the prestigious 2021 Yeovil Literary Prize, Writing Without Restriction category after initially being longlisted on 15 August 2021.
Steve Voake was the judge. Steve is an award-winning writer and Senior Lecturer on the under and postgraduate Creative Writing courses at Bath Spa University and the Arvon Foundation.
To prevent bias, judging was done anonymously without writers’ names being disclosed.
Organised by the Yeovil Community Arts Association, the prestigious Yeovil Literary Prize provides an opportunity for writers from around the world to enter. It is regularly searched by agents and publishers looking for new talent.
The Yeovil Literary Prize, started in 2002, has gained recognition as an established fixture in the international literary calendar. It fulfils its aims. The response to the Prize is magnificent, with quality writing being submitted from all corners of the globe. Many talented writers thrive on the opportunity to develop their craft by competition with other writers. We are proud to offer an award to novelists, as well as for writers of work that does not fit the usual writing categories with our ‘Writing Without Restriction’.
2021 Page Turner Awards
Aftershock has made it to the finals of both the Writing Award category and the Mentorship Award category of the 2021 Page Turner Awards. The competition is open to writers worldwide. Winners will be announced in the Autumn.
Page Turner Awards gives unpublished writers the chance to enter unpublished fiction and non-fiction books, to be read by a carefully curated judging panel made up of influential players in the publishing industry. And published authors, whether mainstream published or independently published, the chance to get their fiction story or non-fiction book recognized by successful authors, high-calibre industry professionals and film producers.
Yours,
Ruthie x
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