‘Brutal, uncompromising portrait of broken lives…unforgettable; strange yet completely recognisable’ The Guardian

‘It was a massive surprise to win. I honestly never expected it. I never considered myself a writer (some still don’t and I don’t on occasions) but the reassurance that others had believed in the world that I’d created was immeasurable. It changed my life in an instant. Winterlong went on to be staged at the Royal Exchange and transferred to the Soho Theatre. It has since been translated and performed in Sweden, Norway, Greece and across Europe. Andy Sheridan