We are delighted to announce that acclaimed author Essie Fox has agreed to present the prizes for our Young Writers Competition. Essie is no stranger to the Sunday Times Bestseller list with her beguiling collection of gothic novels. She has been described by The Independent as ‘Deliciously unsettling’.
Essie Fox was born and raised in Herefordshire and now lives here in Windsor. After studying English Literature at Sheffield University, she moved to London where she worked in publishing – before becoming self-employed in commercial art design.
Always an avid reader, she now writes historical novels. Her debut, The Somnambulist, was shortlisted for the National Book Awards, and featured on Channel 4’s TV Book Club. The Last Days of Leda Grey, set in the early years of silent film, was selected as The Times Historical Book of the Month. Her latest novel The Fascination, a Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller, features a fairground on the Brocas, the glamour of the London theatres, and an Oxford Street museum of morbid curiosities.
Essie has lectured at the V&A, and the National Gallery in London, as well as attending many literary festivals and bookshop events.
We can’t wait to meet Essie at The Old Court in October to celebrate the wonderful new generation of Windsor writers.
The Yound Writers Competition is open to anyone aged 11-18 who lives, works, or goes to school in Windsor. Full details are available on our dedicated competition page.
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