Previous Shortlists & Winners

The New Media Writing Prize has been running since 2010. Here is an archive of all our winners and shortlisted entries.

c-ya-laterrrr
Main Prize Entry, Winner

c-ya-laterrrr

Dan Hett
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The Book You are Looking For Does Not Exist
Main Prize Entry

The Book You are Looking For Does Not Exist

Vera Sebert
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Heirloom
Main Prize Entry, Student Entry

Heirloom

Abby Sherlock and Kathryn Yu (students)
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The Boy in the Book
Main Prize Entry

The Boy in the Book

Sam Smaïl, Fernando de Jesus, Nathan Penlington, Nick Watson
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Black Beaches
Journalism Entry, Winner

Black Beaches

Eman Mounir
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Too Young to be Old
Journalism Entry

Too Young to be Old

Sofia da Palma Rodrigues, Diogo Cardoso, José Magro Margarida, David Cardoso
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Inside the Sacred Hajj Pilgrimage
Journalism Entry

Inside the Sacred Hajj Pilgrimage

Zafirah Mohamed Zein, Siti Aishah, and Avel Chee
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Storyhaven
Main Prize Entry

Storyhaven

Gareth Osbourne
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The Unsettled Ground
Main Prize Entry

The Unsettled Ground

Thomas McMullan and Rik Chilvers
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Modern Poetry In Translation
Dot Award

Modern Poetry In Translation

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The Uyghur Women Fighting China’s Surveillance State
Journalism Entry

The Uyghur Women Fighting China’s Surveillance State

Isobel Cockerell
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The KO King
Journalism Entry

The KO King

Steve Kilgallon and team
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Escaping the Chaos
Journalism Entry

Escaping the Chaos

Kenneth Sanchez
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Made in Prison
Journalism Entry, Winner

Made in Prison

Mahmoud el Wakea
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NovaCorp
Student Entry

NovaCorp

Marine Bernard
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Fake or Truth?
Student Entry

Fake or Truth?

Maria Stroiteleva
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An Untold Story
Student Entry

An Untold Story

Nia Taylor Aiken and Danielle Werner
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Escaping the Chaos
Student Entry, Winner

Escaping the Chaos

Kenneth Sanchez
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The Memory Archivist
Main Prize Entry

The Memory Archivist

Lynda Clark
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The Wonders of Lost Trajectories
Main Prize Entry

The Wonders of Lost Trajectories

Jason Nelson
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The Pleasure of the Coast
Main Prize Entry

The Pleasure of the Coast

JR Carpenter
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The Data Souls
Main Prize Entry

The Data Souls

David Thomas Henry Wright
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The life of Grand Duchess Elizabeth
Main Prize Entry, Winner

The life of Grand Duchess Elizabeth

Maria Ivanova
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The Displaced
Student Entry

The Displaced

Katie Dancey-Downs
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The Gorani
Journalism Entry

The Gorani

Jakub Górnicki, Agnieszka Wanat, Piotr Kliks, Arkadiusz Sołdon
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Land of plenty, Land of but a Few
Journalism Entry

Land of plenty, Land of but a Few

Diogo Cardoso, Sofia da Palma Rodrigues, Emma Lesuis and Boaventura Monjane
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Deep Breath
Journalism Entry

Deep Breath

Honorata Zapaśnik, Piotr Kliks, Arkadiusz Sołdon
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TRACES: Traversing The Past
Journalism Entry, Winner

TRACES: Traversing The Past

Berta Tilmantaite and team
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The Lobotomy
Student Entry

The Lobotomy

Nicholas Swann
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To My Bones
Student Entry

To My Bones

Mireia Reverte
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Victoria Park Found Dead at 45
Student Entry

Victoria Park Found Dead at 45

Sarah Boudreau, Dashiel Carrera, Mirna Palacio Ornelas and Annie Raab
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Captain Geriatric
Student Entry, Winner

Captain Geriatric

Corrie Smith
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Lunik IX
Journalism Entry, Winner

Lunik IX

Magdelena Chodownik, Akradiusz Sotdon, and Piotr Kliks
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The Exodus Data Project
Journalism Entry, Winner

The Exodus Data Project

Carla Pedret – Best UK-focused
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Will To Win
Journalism Entry, Winner

Will To Win

Berta Tilmantaite – Best International
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The Book of Hours
Main Prize Entry

The Book of Hours

Lucy English
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A Place Called Ormalcy
Main Prize Entry

A Place Called Ormalcy

Mez Breeze
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This is a Picture of Wind
Main Prize Entry

This is a Picture of Wind

JR Carpenter
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Breathe
Main Prize Entry

Breathe

Kate Pullinger
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Black Room
Main Prize Entry

Black Room

Cassie McQuater
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A Dictionary of the Revolution
Main Prize Entry, Winner

A Dictionary of the Revolution

Amira Hanafi
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Clutter
Student Entry

Clutter

Amanda Wilson
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Paranormal Interactivity
Student Entry

Paranormal Interactivity

Mark Briggs
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Mary Rose
Student Entry, Winner

Mary Rose

Natasha Nunn
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Hilda Bewildered
Main Prize Entry

Hilda Bewildered

Slap Happy Larry (Lynley Stace and Dan Hare)
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A Modern Ghost
Main Prize Entry

A Modern Ghost

AltSalt Publishing
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Ishmael
Main Prize Entry

Ishmael

Jordan Magnusson
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Sleepless
Main Prize Entry

Sleepless

Natalia Theodoridou
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The Cartographer’s Confession
Main Prize Entry, Winner

The Cartographer’s Confession

James Attlee
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Meet in the Corner
Student Entry

Meet in the Corner

Rin Johnson (use Chrome rather than Safari, to view in 360; NB contains explicit language; password: meet)
MetaQuest
Student Entry

MetaQuest

Daniel Cockcroft
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The Dying Mind
Student Entry, Winner

The Dying Mind

Jamie Paddock
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Ms. Lojka or: In Despair to Will to Be Oneself
Main Prize Entry

Ms. Lojka or: In Despair to Will to Be Oneself

Jordan Magnuson
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aimisola.net/hymiwo.po
Main Prize Entry

aimisola.net/hymiwo.po

Álvaro Seiça and Sindre Sørensen
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An/Other Time
Main Prize Entry

An/Other Time

Anita Bacic
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500 Apocalypses
Main Prize Entry

500 Apocalypses

Phantom Williams
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A Nervous System
Main Prize Entry

A Nervous System

Jason Nelson
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The Gathering Cloud
Main Prize Entry, Winner

The Gathering Cloud

J.R. Carpenter
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From Walls to Walls
Student Entry

From Walls to Walls

Madhushala Senaratne
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City Links
Student Entry

City Links

Annie Hitchman
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Kindred
Student Entry, Winner

Kindred

Shaun Hickman
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The Fall
Main Prize Entry

The Fall

Alan Bigelow
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I Work for the Web
Main Prize Entry

I Work for the Web

Rob Wittig and Mark C. Marino
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Magister Ludi Game
Main Prize Entry

Magister Ludi Game

Christy Dena
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Bafflement Fires
Main Prize Entry

Bafflement Fires

Jason Nelson
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A Recollections: 12 vignettes
Main Prize Entry

A Recollections: 12 vignettes

Lashihai by two.5 (Viccy Adams and Samantha Silver)
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High Muck a Muck: Playing Chinese
Main Prize Entry, Winner

High Muck a Muck: Playing Chinese

the High Muck a Muck Collective (Jin Zhang, Thomas Loh, Nicola Harwood, Bessie Wapp, Fred Wah)
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Backtrack
Student Entry

Backtrack

Rebecca Boland
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Limerance
Student Entry

Limerance

Marianna Shek
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A Dream Within A Dream
Student Entry, Winner

A Dream Within A Dream

Herm Holland
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nothing you have done deserves such praise
Main Prize Entry, People's Choice Award

nothing you have done deserves such praise

Jason Nelson
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Infinite Notebook
Main Prize Entry

Infinite Notebook

Llaura McGee
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Life of Fly
Main Prize Entry

Life of Fly

Alan Bigelow
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Tales from the Towpath
Main Prize Entry

Tales from the Towpath

Maya Chowdhry, Sarah Hymas, Michelle Green, and Helen Varley-Jamieson
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We Are Angry
Main Prize Entry

We Are Angry

Lyndee Prickitt
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What I Am Wearing
Main Prize Entry

What I Am Wearing

Amira Hanafi
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PRY
Main Prize Entry, Winner

PRY

Tender Claws (Samantha Gorman and Danny Cannizzaro)
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The Ghosts of Yamaraja
Student Entry

The Ghosts of Yamaraja

Jonathan Saunder
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Orange Sweatshirt
Student Entry, Winner

Orange Sweatshirt

David Devanny
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Foursquare Tales
Main Prize Entry

Foursquare Tales

Declan Dineen
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The Engineer
Main Prize Entry

The Engineer

Mathew Charles, Juan Passarelli, Ann Luce, Rob Mundy
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Siri and Me
Main Prize Entry, Winner

Siri and Me

Esmeralda Kosmatopoulos
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Pentimento
Main Prize Entry

Pentimento

Jerome Fletcher
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Hurst
Main Prize Entry

Hurst

Kristi Barnett
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Living Will
Main Prize Entry

Living Will

Mark Marino
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Chasing Pandora
Student Entry

Chasing Pandora

Emily Devereux, Allyson Cikor, Trent Redmond, Mathew Vickery
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Maybe Make Some Change
Student Entry

Maybe Make Some Change

Aaaron A. Reed
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Unravelled
Student Entry

Unravelled

Spenser Wain, Zac Urness, Kollin Branicki
5 Haitis
Student Entry, Winner

5 Haitis

Simon Kerr
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He Said, She Said
Main Prize Entry

He Said, She Said

Alan Bigelow
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Circle
Main Prize Entry

Circle

Caitlin Fisher
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88 Constellations for Wittgenstein
Main Prize Entry

88 Constellations for Wittgenstein

David Clarke
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Welcome to Pine Point
Main Prize Entry

Welcome to Pine Point

Paul Shoebridge, Michael Simons
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Loss of Grasp
Main Prize Entry, Winner

Loss of Grasp

Serge Bouchardon
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Opacity
Main Prize Entry

Opacity

Serge Bouchardon
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CityFish
Main Prize Entry

CityFish

JR Carpenter
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Window
Main Prize Entry, Winner

Window

Katharine Norman
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A Duck has an Adventure
Main Prize Entry

A Duck has an Adventure

Daniel M Goodbrey
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Hobo Lobo of Hamelin
Main Prize Entry

Hobo Lobo of Hamelin

Stevan Zivadinovic
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Anonymous
Student Entry

Anonymous

Emily Hollingsworth
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On Lionel Kearns
Main Prize Entry

On Lionel Kearns

Jim Andrews
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Evidence
Student Entry, Winner

Evidence

Lorenza Samuels
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The O2 Tales
Main Prize Entry

The O2 Tales

Anna Pitt
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Yes, Really
Main Prize Entry

Yes, Really

Katharine Norman
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My Summer Vacation
Main Prize Entry

My Summer Vacation

Alan Bigelow
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The Winter House
Main Prize Entry

The Winter House

Naomi Alderman, Jey Biddulph
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Underbelly
Main Prize Entry, Winner

Underbelly

Christine Wilks
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Note that some entries may no longer be available due to changes in technology and website hosting provision. An extensive archive of the New Media Writing Prize shortlists and winners is available at the British Library.