Silthood by UEA alumna Jade Cuttle has won the non-fiction category of the Morley Prize for Unpublished Writers of Colour. Jade (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) in 2019. She is a poet and songwriter from rural North Yorkshire, working remotely at The Times as Arts Commissioning Editor. Her nature poetry has been commissioned for BBC Radio 3, BBC Contains Strong Language Festival and the BBC Proms, while her plant-whispering has been filmed for BBC One television. Her debut album of poem-songs Algal Bloom was released by Warren Records. Previously she worked as a Poetry Editor at Ambit and at The Poetry Society, and judged numerous competitions including the Costa Book Awards and the Ginkgo Prize.
Jade Cuttle wins Morley Prize
