London Writers Centre: Alumni News
Annie Hayter, Salma Ibrahim, Felicity Yeoh and Dr Shema Tariq. Images courtesy of London Writers Centre alumni.
At London Writers Centre, our mission is to help London’s underrepresented writers get their work into the world.
We’re proud to see our alumni getting well-deserved recognition. Here’s a round up some of the incredible success stories across of our programmes.
London Writers Awards alumna Annie Hayter has won both the Moniack Mhor Emerging Writer Award and the Galley Beggar Short Story Prize. A remarkable double.
London Writers Awards alumna Salma Ibrahim has been shortlisted for the 2026 Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize for her novel Salutation Road. The winner is announced at the Society of Authors Awards on 18 June.
London Writers Awards alumna Felicity Yeoh has two picture books coming out in the next six months. The Kingdom of Tigers, published by Kumusha Books (HarperCollins), will be released on 2 July 2026. Yum Yum Dim Sum, by Little Tiger, is due to be released in January 2027, ahead of Lunar New Year.
Wellcome Collection Non-Fiction Awards alumna Dr Shema Tariq has secured UK and US book deals for Speculum: Women, Power and the Medical Gaze. The book will be published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK, in May 2028.
Congratulations to you all on your achievements – we’re cheering you on!
