Last April Hannah’s story “Icarus Rises” won top honours in the Bournemouth Writing Prize. She has since signed with agent Laura Williams (Greene and Heaton) and is now working on a novel. Join the next Heard Word to meet this up-and-coming literary light.

That’s Monday the 10th of November, 2025 from 5-7pm GMT on Zoom.

To get feedback on your work sign up to be one of our presenting writers. There are both 20-minute (1500 words) and 5-minute (700 word “lighting round”) slots available. You can sign up here: https://docs.google.com/…/1TfI5…/edit…

Even if you aren’t presenting, please join us to offer feedback. Here is the link. https://bournemouth-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/85437743352…

A bit more about our Featured Guest:

Hannah Bunting is a writer and content writer based in Southeast London. Sometimes she writes headlines for software companies. Other times she writes stories about magic, weird family dynamics, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Her short story ICARUS RISES was the winner of the 2025 Bournemouth Writing Prize.