GCS student wins place on Hay Festival writing residency

Gower College Swansea A Level English Literature student Matilda Gregory is one of only 20 young people to win a place on the Beacons Project residential writing course at the Hay Festival 2017.

The Beacons Project offers Welsh students the opportunity to develop their creative writing skills and explore careers in writing and journalism by working with professional writers, broadcasters and journalists such as Stephen Fry, Tracey Chevalier and Owen Sheers.

During a four-day residency, the young writers - supported by a mentor - will participate in workshops and discussions, writing blogs and reviews and immersing themselves in all that the Hay Festival has to offer.

"To secure her place on this very prestigious programme, Matilda submitted her poem ‘Waking of the Anew’ to a panel of judges together with a letter of recommendation," says lecturer Shona Sutherland. "We are all absolutely delighted for Matilda and I'm sure this will be an experience she will never forget."