elenacroitoru

Elena Croitoru is a British-Romanian writer and she has an MSt in Creative Writing from the University of Cambridge. Her first poetry chapbook won the Live Canon Pamphlet prize and was published in '21. Her first novel was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Prize - Best Unpublished Novel. She won the Retreat West First Chapter Prize, Charles Causley Poetry Prize, the South Bank Poetry Prize and was commended in the National Poetry Competition. She also placed in/was a finalist for prizes such as the Manchester Poetry Prize, Bridport Prize & other awards.