Walburga Appleseed likes her wine rich, her chocolate dark, and her fiction short.
Fun facts:
- Walburga hails from Switzerland, but swapped the Swiss mountains for the Cambridgeshire fens some twenty years ago. She hasn’t looked back, but still misses real chocolate.
- Under the obvious pseudonym of Anita Lehmann, Walburga also writes for children.
- She will teach flash fiction to anyone who will listen, because she thinks that flash fiction is the best way to get writing. Learn with her at: www.anitalehmann.com
Accolades
Walburga won the 2018 Geneva Literary Prize for Non-Fiction, and the 2016 Winchester Literary Festival Award for Flash Fiction. Her work (both for children and adults) has been short- and longlisted for various competitions over the years, including the Bridport Prize (shortlist 2020) and Fish Flash Fiction (2014, 2016) competitions.
From 2016-2019, she worked as associate editor for Vestal Review.
PRIZES
Winner: Geneva Literary Prize for Non-Fiction, 2018
Winner: Winchester Writing Festival Prize for Flash Fiction, 2016
SHORT-AND LONGLISTS:
Bridport Prize Flash Fiction 2020: shortlist
Fish Flash Fiction competition short- and longest 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2024
Raging Aardvark Competition 2016: Shortlist
Worcestershire Flash Fiction competition 2014: shortlist
Walburga Appleseed 