Many new novelists, including Ariel Khan (Raising Sparks, Bluemoose Books), James Rice (Alice and the Fly, Walk, Hodder and Stoughton ), Ashleigh Nugent (LOCKS, Picador), Clare Coombes (Definitions, Bennion Kearny) and most recently, Philippa Holloway (The Half Life of Snails, Parthian Books), have found their first success through Pulp Idol. This competition is unearthing the best new novelists in the Liverpool City Region.
Join us on Friday 21st February 2025 at Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre Studio to hear our twelve finalists battle it out to be crowned Pulp Idol Champion!
Our 12 Finalists are:
If you have any questions or queries relating to Pulp Idol 2026, please email Jenny Dalton at jenny@writingonthewall.org.uk
Location: Royal Court Theatre Studio, 1 Roe Street Liverpool L1 1HL
Date: February 21, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm
Ends: 10:00 pm
Writing on the Wall’s Pulp Idol 2025 Grand Final is Here! For seventeen years the Pulp Idol competition has uncovered the best new novelists the city of Liverpool has to offer and 2025 is no different. Many new novelists, including Ariel Khan (Raising Sparks, Bluemoose Books), James Rice (Alice and the Fly, Walk, Hodder and Stoughton …
Date: February 21, 2025
7:30 pm
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