Writer, runner up of 2025 Leicester Short Story Prize, Senior Strategy Advisor @NHSEngland, Trustee @painesplough,
London, England
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I’m thrilled to have won the second prize of the 2025 Leicester Short Story Prize @LeicesterWrites with my story Okra Bamya Lady Fingers. Thank you to the judges Kathryn Aldridge-Morris and Melanie Carvalho, and @farhanashaikh
🏆Prize Announcement
The winners of this year's prize are:
🥇My Time at the Poison Factory by Matt Cook
🥈Okra Bamya Lady Fingers by Farha Quadri
🥉We Cannot Know the Dreams of Absent Fathers by Laura Besley
Congratulations all👏
leicesterwrites.co.uk/2025/0…
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I’m thrilled to have won the second prize of the 2025 Leicester Short Story Prize @LeicesterWrites with my story Okra Bamya Lady Fingers. Thank you to the judges Kathryn Aldridge-Morris and Melanie Carvalho, and @farhanashaikh
🏆Prize Announcement
The winners of this year's prize are:
🥇My Time at the Poison Factory by Matt Cook
🥈Okra Bamya Lady Fingers by Farha Quadri
🥉We Cannot Know the Dreams of Absent Fathers by Laura Besley
Congratulations all👏
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Congratulations to @mattcookwriter and @laurabesley Looking forward to reading your stories and hopefully seeing you on the 20th!
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Delighted to join @NHS_RHO @dunkleybent for a constructive roundtable on how we improve neonatal care for Black, Asian and minority ethnic newborns #RHOaction
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Incredibly proud of @ellmisch as she embarks on her European tour of her album Sample the Sky lauramisch.lnk.to/samplethes…
Widening Circles is a song about loving in ever growing ways, beyond the romantic, it’s about feeling held by an expanding circle of others and learning how to soothe each other.
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Farha Quadri retweeted
A humble plea for ceasefire and peace.
As a child trapped in the shadows of war, I intimately knew its smell, sounds and sights.
I empathize deeply with those now caught in the middle of conflict, feeling their pain as if it were my own.
War brings only devastation, horror, and destruction. Nothing else.
In this critical moment, let us rise above the divisions and embrace the path of peace.
The truest display of courage lies in choosing peace.
I call on world leaders to unite and lead the world towards peace.
Choose peace.
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Farha Quadri retweeted
Very concerning, sign of depth of humanitarian crisis The Gaza Strip: Thousands break into UNRWA warehouses in Gaza, taking wheat flour and basic items | UNRWA unrwa.org/newsroom/news-rele…
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I really recommend @Andrea__Mason @literarykitchen for anyone new to creative writing. I would never have done an MFA without her!
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Heading home after an inspiring few days of creativity @edfringe @edintfest and @edartfest. A few personal highlights
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Leonor Antunes’ captivating hanging sculptures of rope, wire and wood in the extraordinary space of the @fruitmarket
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Loved the two @painesplough shows @edfringe I saw last night - Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz and The Last Show Before We Die. Raw and honest theatre at its best. Well done to all the team!
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I loved the blurring between dream and reality in #TheSleepWatcher @SceptreBooks by @RowanHLB. It reminded me of fiction’s power to speak to family tensions that are often left unsaid
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Still thinking about seeing last night #YouBuryMe @OrangeTreeThtr written by Ahlam and directed by @katieposner. The lyricism of the show brings to life the trauma of the Arab Spring in Cairo and its impact on the young. Such a wonderful intro to my time with @painesplough
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