Bren Gosling

Bren is a graduate of City University’s Novel Studio. His short fiction is published in various anthologies and has been shortlisted for the London Short Story Prize, the Exeter Short Story Prize, and the Brighton Prize.  His novel STREET SWEEPER won the 2021 Novel London Literary Prize and  Book Edit Writer’s Prize. The book was shortlisted for the New Anglian Manuscript Prize in 2023, and previously shortlisted for the Exeter Novel Prize and Luke Bitmead Award. It was longlisted for the 2023 Writers & Artist’s Working-Class Writers Prize.

Bren studied playwriting with John Burgess and wrote for Royal Court’s WF Listen Local.  His plays, produced across London, Manchester and East Anglian venues, have been On Comm Commended and Offies nominated.  Twice commissioned, his new play 'Grossly Indecent' was recently long listed for the inaugural Ilfeld Prize. Part of Criterion New Writing Group 23.

STREET SWEEPER inspired Bren's play PROUD, which has had a successful four week run at King's Head Theatre produced by Double Telling, garnering excellent reviews:

“An influential and touching text.” – Everything Theatre

“A terse drama of lies that compels our attention. Undoubtedly 5-star theatre.” – Gscene Magazine

“An absorbing piece of modern theatre where human emotions are laid out raw and almost uncensored, stunning in the way the three characters’ stories are brought to life.” – Boyz Magazine

“Funny and naturalistic dialogue.” – Plays to See