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“The First Prize was awarded to Hannah Walton’s remarkably well written ‘The Hollow Fetch’, which like Kipling makes the supernatural appear in the everyday, so that the vividly rendered details of ordinary life communicate a true frisson, while its needy spectre is frighteningly mysterious.”

“Hannah Walton to undertake MA History of Art with Curating at Birkbeck, University of London with a research focus on Everyday Hauntings: British folkloric imagery, working-class life and visual cultures of care in Britain, c.1880-present”

“Hannah’s journey, fuelled by personal experience and driven by a genuine desire to ensure no young person faces similar barriers, makes her an exemplary candidate for recognition. Her unyielding dedication to uplifting the lives of young people across the UK, coupled with her determination and resilience, embodies the essence of a true Changemaker.”