“‘We felt especially fortunate to read entries from writers who were new to us… Frequently we found that the shortlisted [writers] distinguished themselves by the freshness of their perspective. The extracts were all from books we wish were already written, for our own selfish reason: we wanted to read the finished novels. Our shortlist decisions were unanimous, but we were full of admiration for every applicant.’

Chair of the Paragraph Fellowship Judging Panel, Toni Jordan