A Bath Spa University Creative Writing graduate has won the inaugural Hilary Mantel Prize for Fiction.

Anna Dempsey wrote her novel, This Is About an Alligator and Nothing Else, as part of her Creative Writing PHD at BSU. Anna came out victorious after 2,300 submissions were put forward for the prize.

Anna's award-winning story
A young woman in a wheelchair sitting in a field of sunflowers

Bath Spa University MA Inclusive Education student Amber Daw has become a member of the Youth Board at Whizz Kidz,  charity providing custom wheelchairs for young people.

Amber's story

Drama and Film and Screen studies alumnus LJ Bennion has recently appeared in HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a prequel to Game of Thrones.

 

LJ's journey to screen
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Ellie Bowler scooped up a prestigious Emmy award for Outstanding Mixing and Sound Editing on Netflix documentary Island of the Sea Wolves.

Ellie's career journey
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Kamal Ali, creator of the world’s first patented interactive prayer mat, launches new products to bridge literacy gaps in communities around the world.

Kamal's thriving business
Claudia Winkleman stands in the countryside, looking at the camera.

Llara Plaza Garcia has now worked on two series' of BBC1 hit TV show The Traitors, with her portrait images of Claudia Winkleman used extensively in its promotion.

Llara's career success
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Utilising funding provided by BSU, app co-founder Toby Krystman turned his creativity, collaboration and coding skills into a real-world product.

Toby's product launch
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At BSU, Natasha Underwood created a business plan for a successful freelance career as an ecologist working with detection dogs – and now it's a reality.

Natasha's self-employed success