Kate Cheka wins inaugural Writers of Colour prize

From left: Louise Hare (judge), Billy K. Kahora (judge), Kate Cheka (Morley Prize Winner), Dr. Emily Zobel Marshall (judge), Nelle Andrew (literary agent RML)

Writer Kate Cheka has become the inaugural winner of the Morley Prize for Unpublished Writers of Colour, after a selection process led by an esteemed panel of judges. Congratulations to Kate and all the short-listed writers!