Catrin Mascall is a former Creative Writing and English A level teacher, with a BA and an MA in Creative Writing from St Mary’s University and the University of Portsmouth, respectively. She made a new year’s resolution at the start of 2021 to enter a writing competition every month, and this is her second win, after also placing third in the Win Your Way to Swanwick adult fiction competition last year. She loves to read and write dystopian fiction, and is currently working on her debut novel about the lighter side of the zombie apocalypse.
Andy bounced into the classroom in a rainbow patterned jumper, beaming from ear to ear, excitedly