Firehorse names winners of 2026 New Novel Competition
Independent children's publisher Firehorse has named Farah Rahman and AJ Pinehill the winners of its 2026 New Novel Competition.
Author of HIMALAYAN BLUE, a YA SF novel to be published by Firehorse Books in Feb 2027. Highly Commended for the Faber 2025 FAB Prize & runner-up for the Future Worlds Prize 2024. I write short stories and articles for grown-ups, and I'm a member of TheNeverPress collective of artists and writers.
Independent children's publisher Firehorse has named Farah Rahman and AJ Pinehill the winners of its 2026 New Novel Competition.
Performed as part of my artist's residency at The Guesthouse Project, Cork City, Ireland.
Scroll down for the press release... Himalayan Blue will be published in February 2027
'I believe there are ongoing human conversations that extend far beyond the limits of any single lifetime. Through art and philosophy, we can commune across distance and time.'
The Leaf Lounge is delighted to host a reading by Farah Rahman of The Alder Tree
I run to her. I almost slip as I've turned too fast and this part of the floor is still dusty, my own fault. The patient's sister is screaming, holding the woman's hand and shaking it as though it is time to go home now, it really is time to wake up.
Reading from an early draft of my sci-fi novel for young adults.
Transmission from: Molly_Ahmed.JnrWeatherSystemsAnalyst@Salacia-3[orbit.Neptune.expedn#7]
Article. Front page, Huffington Post. Photo by Mahmoud Sulaiman.