Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize 2024

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Naked Portrait: A Memoir of Lucian Freud

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Un Amor

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The Afghans

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A Person is a Prayer

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The Road to the Country

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Enlightenment

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Held

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I Heard Her Call My Name
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I Heard Her Call My Name

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What I'd Rather Not Think About

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Alphabetical Diaries

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Rebel Girl

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You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here

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Long Island

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No, Nancy, No! A Dog Chase in New York

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Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return

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Love The World or Get Killed Trying

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The Future of Songwriting
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The Future of Songwriting

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Amma
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Amma

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Hagstone

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Caledonian Road

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Natural Burial Ground
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Natural Burial Ground

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Monkey Grip

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The Start of Something
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The Start of Something

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Rural Hours
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Rural Hours

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Who You Hear it from
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Who You Hear it from

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Chapters
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Chapters

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Revolutionary Acts
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Revolutionary Acts

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Experienced
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A Leopard-Skin Hat
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Why Would Feminists Trust the Police?
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Why Would Feminists Trust the Police?

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Person Unlimited
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Person Unlimited

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The Last Sane Woman
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The Woman in the Portrait
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Ash Keys
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