Beyond the Walls

For writers, walls are challenges to be overcome: put a barrier in their way and they will tunnel under it, vault over it or simply blast their way straight through it. In Beyond the Walls 2026, a new generation of writing talent will be given their chance to do just that.

In the latest edition of the much-loved annual anthology, Creative Writing students from York St John University present the very best fiction, non-fiction and poetry to emerge from the 'York Centre for Writing' initiative; a beacon for independent literary publishing in the North. Readers, prepare to have your expectations demolished and your hopes restored: the next wave of UK literature starts here.