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Greg James, Chris Smith, Kadija Sesay and Rabina Khan added to judging panel for the ES Stories competition, in association with Netflix with a week to go until applications close
There are two categories: Young Adults (11-17) and Adults (18 and over). Today the festival announces Greg James , Chris Smith and Rabina Khan as judges of the Young Adult category and Kadija Sesay as a judge for the Adult category.
and , authors of The Kid Normal series and the upcoming Great Dream Robbery said:
Further judges include: Singer, songwriter, activist and author Will Young , Alexi Wheeler of Netflix and Phoebe Luckhurst , Features Editor of the Evening Standard and author of forthcoming debut novel , for the Young Adult category, and Anne Mensah VP for Original Series Netflix and Katie Law , Evening Standard Books Editor in the Adult category, alongside Sam Parker editor-in-chief Penguin.co.uk and Bea Carvalho , head fiction buyer, Waterstones.
Prize winners will receive a suite of prizes to support them in their journey into the industry. Including workshop sessions with either leading screenwriters or editors, publication of winning stories, and VIP access to the Stories Festival.