Local Writing Talent

Congratulations to Kandace Siobhan Walker, who has just won the Guardian 4th Estate short story prize!
The prize money is £1,000, and the competition is for short stories by black, Asian and minority ethnic writers. It's the fourth year of the competition, which was created to encourage talented writers who have historically been marginalised by mainstream publishers.
Kandace works at Booths Bookshop (look out for the purple hair!) and grew up in Llanigon - she went to Gwernyfed High School and then Christ College Brecon, and went on from there to study English with creative writing at Goldsmiths in London, where she did her MA.
Her mother Marva Jackson Lord runs G-riots Arts locally, doing website design for musicians and other creative people, and occasionally staging music and poetry events in Hay.
Kandace's story is called Deep Heart, and can be read, along with the shortlisted entries, at www.4thestate.co.uk/prize-2/ It's a magical, beautiful and disturbing story.
She is currently working on a novel. I'm already looking forward to reading it.