Meet Evie Wild, winner of our 2025 Summer Short Story Competition with her entry Fifteen Forever, which can now be read at New2theScene. As part of the prize, we want to promote new writers, and as such we chat to Evie about her writing journey, inspirations, next steps, and her view on the literary world today.

Learn about Evie’s early love of literature that quickly became a need to write, how school critiques honed her voice and resilience, and how she is now working at an academic publisher while quietly building the experience and skills to launch a career in fiction.

Get to know Evie with our New2theScene presenter and hear about the difficult parts and sacrifices that come with chasing a dream, the fight to manage the weight of imposter syndrome, and the unshakable need to write that continues to drive her forward.

Be inspired by Evie’s dedication and honesty, from her daily writing rituals to the quiet determination of submitting work in secret, showing that passion and persistence can turn a lifelong love of stories into something tangible—and that the courage to keep writing, even in the face of self-doubt, can ignite your own creative journey.

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