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Moses McKenzie wins breakthrough writer at Soho House Awards

By Martin Booth  Friday Sep 2, 2022

A debut novelist from Easton has been honoured at the inaugural Soho House Awards.

Moses McKenzie was named best breakthrough writer at the event which also saw prizes given to actor John Boyega, musicians Michael Kiwanuka and Self Esteem, and fellow writer Bernardine Evaristo.

Soho House said that the awards “were created to champion breakthrough talents as well as established household names, right across the creative industries”.

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Twenty-four-year-old Moses’ debut novel, An Olive Grove in Ends, is set in Easton around Stapleton Road.

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Listen to our interview with Moses on episode 48 of the Bristol24/7 Behind the Headlines podcast:

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Speaking from the stage at the awards ceremony on Thursday, Moses said: “My first book came out. It’s fantastic. You should all buy it.

“My second novel is going to be better and clearly I think my third one is going to be one of the best books written.”

This is the full list of award winners:

  • Actor: John Boyega
  • Breakthrough Actor: Anson Boon
  • Actress: Ellie Bamber
  • Breakthrough Actress: Yasmin Finney
  • Entrepreneur: Charlotte Tilbury
  • Breakthrough Entrepreneur: Emmanuel Eribo
  • Trailblazer: Paapa Essiedu
  • Writer: Bernardine Evaristo
  • Breakthrough Writer: Moses McKenzie
  • Musician: Michael Kiwanuka
  • Breakthrough Musician: Self Esteem
  • Designer: Harris Reed
  • Breakthrough Designer: Bianca Saunders
  • Artist: Elmgreen & Dragset
  • Breakthrough Artist: Miranda Forrester
  • Changemaker: Samuel Ross
  • Breakthrough Changemaker: Jack Harries
  • Creator: Evan Mock
  • Breakthrough Creator: George Jaques
  • 59% Gen Now: Adjani Salmon

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