Gavin Eugene O'Toole

I’m very proud and grateful to win the New2thescene writing competition for my short story Church of Rage. This explores the cult of violence that has consumed our society.

New2thescene editor Richard Howitt said: “It impressed our judges with your writing style, dark, dystopian view, and pace. An amazing achievement when the field was so strong.”

Richard and New2thescene are doing amazing work promoting new writing talent and deserve all the support they can get. Check out their initiative at: https://www.new2thescene.co.uk/

Richard kindly interviewed me about my work for the New2thescene Podcast which you can listen to here.

I have also written an ‘Origins’ Blog for the site about my writing journey and aspirations, which you can read here.