Quarterly Alumni News: July to August

Many of the writers we support across our programmes, like the London Writers Awards and Wellcome Collection Non-Fiction Awards, go on to have brilliant writing careers. Knowing how hard they’ve worked, we are so proud to see them getting the recognition and success that they deserve.

Here are some recent success stories from amongst our alumni.

• Developing Tutors alumna Rachel Fung has signed a deal for her debut novel. Pushkin Press has acquired Homebody for publication on its ONE imprint.
• Another London Writers Awards alumna, Susie Thornberrry, has been announced as part of London Library’s 2026/27 Emerging Writers Programme Cohort
• Young Writers Collective member Yuwei Hua has been selected as one of Brooklyn Poets Fall 2026 Fellows
• Two other members of the Young Writers Collective, Erwin Arroyo and Alison Tan, have been shortlisted for the Alpine Fellowship.
• Tice Cin’s second novel Safe Spaces will be published by Granta on 10 September 2026. Tice is a London Writers Awards alumna.
• The French edition of Tom Newland’s novel Only Here, Only Now (Ici, Maintenant) shortlisted for prestigious French writing price the Prix du Roman FNAC 2026. Tom is a London Writers Awards alumnus.
• Carla Montemayor’s novel Islands of Forgotten Daughters was published by Penguin in August. Carla is a London Writers Awards alumna.
• Suman Sandhu was longlisted for 2026 Blue Pencil Literary Agency First Novel Award for The Luxury of Choice. Suman is a London Writers Awards alumna.
• Salma Ibrahim was longlisted for 2026 Diverse Book Awards for Salutation Road. Salma is a London Writers Awards alumna.