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Kapu Lewis | Short Stories

Short Stories

My short stories like to delve deep into the human psyche and range from magical to disturbing. They will always leave you wondering...

Kapu Lewis | Poetry

Poetry

My poetry draws from personal experiences yet often explores universal themes, such as belonging, identity and the tension between the old and the new.

Kapu Lewis | Books

Books

My novel, Street of Dreams (working title), will be finished in late-2024. Set between 1914 and 1969, it explores the theme of having your dream and the price you have to pay for it.

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Self Portrait

Featured Work

Self Portrait

Perfect love is not all it appears to be in this ghost story set during the era of silent film. Newly published by Epoque Press

AWARDS

New Writers Poetry Prize 2024

Honourable Mention – Welsh / Not Welsh

Longlist – We are Estuary

Longlist – The Colour of It

Rhys Davies Short Story Prize 2024
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Shortlist - Scapegoat

About

Kapu Lewis is a Welsh writer and poet with autism. Her work is inspired by the unique stories of the people she meets, and her challenges living with ASC (Autism Spectrum Condition). She's fascinated by using storytelling, poetry and illustration to explore mental health, neurodiversity and human consciousness.

Kapu began her career as a journalist in Wales and now consults for the TV & Film industry. She is studying for a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Kent in Canterbury, and is a champion of youth rights and neurodiversity in the Arts.

Kapu's work has been shortlisted for The Rhys Davies Prize 2024 and longlisted for the New Writers Poetry Prize 2024, and is published in the indie press and literary journals, including Epoque Press, The Berlin Literary Review, Handwritten & Co, The Mechanics Institute Review and The Menteur. Her latest work will be included in the Erro Press Anthology of Womanhood later in the year.

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