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We are delighted to announce the five writers who have been shortlisted for this year's Alfred Bradley Bursary Award with 91福利社 Radio Drama North.

The writers are:

Geraldine Lang 

Mandip Dhesi 

Jill O鈥橦alloran 

Stephen Collins

Alex Clarke  

These five writers have now each been assigned a mentor and will undertake a three month development process with 91福利社 Radio Drama North to work on their submission, ahead of the winner being announced.

The Alfred Bradley Bursary is a 拢5000 award for a Northern writer who is new to radio. The winner also gets a 12 month mentorship with a 91福利社 Radio Drama producer and the opportunity to gain a 91福利社 Radio 4 drama commission.

The Award was established in 1992 to commemorate the life and work of Alfred Bradley, the distinguished 91福利社 Radio Drama Producer. Previous winners include Lee Hall, Peter Straughan, Cat Jones, Furquan Akhtar and most recently Piers Black. 

This year we received 279 submissions in total of which 12 percent made it to the longlist.

Find out about previous winners of the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award

Read about the previous winner, Piers Black, and what happened next