I just found out I was shortlisted for an award a couple of weeks ago, by the International Network of Street Papers. A Rough Guess, an investigation into rough sleeping counts I wrote last year for The Big Issue in the North, lost out to a piece on the scourge of crystal meth in South Africa in the “best feature story, writing for social impact” category.
I’ve never even been shortlisted for an award before so even getting that far is a confidence boost.