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Anne Brown Essay Prize Winner, Dani Garavelli

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19 December 2022

The Anne Brown Essay Prize for Scotland was awarded for the first time at Wigtown Book Festival 2021. In her winning entry, 'The Bequest', Dani Garavelli movingly explores her Italian-Scottish heritage. Here she tells the history and inspiration behind her winning essay.

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The Bequest

Dani Garavelli

27 Sep 2021
In 2021, we launched the Anne Brown Essay Prize for Scotland. Dani Garavelli's beautiful reflection on her Italian-Scottish childhood was a worthy winner.
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Today sees the launch of the 2022 Anne Brown Essay Prize for Scotland, run by Wigtown Book Festival in partnership with The Herald.
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Welcoming fresh, intelligent, thought-provoking short-form writing.

Generously supported by Anne Brown's children, Jo and Richard, the Anne Brown Essay Prize is a £1500 prize with no entry fee. Open to anyone born or resident in Scotland. View the full terms and conditions here.

In partnership with The Herald

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