Read the winning poem of this year's Terry Hetherington Young Writer's Award

This year's winner of the Terry Hetherington Young Writer's Award is Eleanor Howe, with her stunning poem, 'The Fox'. 

The piece has been published, along with a glorious selection of other poems and short stories penned by emerging Welsh talent, in Cheval 12. It's almost a week since we heard Eleanor read 'The Fox' at the Terry Hetherington Award Ceremony and launch of the anthology, and we're still in awe of her technicolour words. 

Eleanor started writing poetry only a year ago, and so needless to say we can't wait to see where it takes her.

"Whilst my non-fiction and critical work has been published online, the Cheval anthology will be the first outing for my creative work. I write about nature and landscapes and the human relationships to them. I derive much inspiration from the wilder corners of Wales, where I love to be most of all and where I spend lots of my time walking, reading, writing and swimming."

And so here you have it: the winning entry 2019, by Eleanor Howe. 

You can now buy Cheval 12 through our online store.