New Voices | 2026-27 Writers

The New Voices Award champions the next generation of adventure writers, discovering new talent and stories that push boundaries, take risks and transport readers into uncharted territory.

Over the course of the programme, we support five aspiring authors with dedicated one-to-one mentorship and editorial guidance to help take their novels from fledgling ideas to completed first drafts.

Click on the profiles below to meet this year’s writers and read more about their novels-in-progress: