BHPC alumna Claire Battershill wins inaugural Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for literary fiction

“Here’s what judge Miriam Toews had to say about Circus: ‘Claire Battershill has a great style. She writes in a plain-spoken way, with precision and such economy, while at the very same time expertly weaving layers and more layers of depth and detail and comedy and pathos. The characters are tormented and big-hearted and odd and so finely drawn, and the sentences sing out with intelligence and confidence. We’re so lucky to have this fresh, robust and utterly compelling voice in our midst.'” You can find out more here.