Books
My novel, Gold Ribbon will be finished in 2025. Set between 1914 and 1969, it explores themes of redemption, love, and the consequences of our desires.
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
Shortlist - Scapegoat
About
Kapu Lewis is a Welsh writer and poet. Her work is inspired by the unique stories of the people she meets, and her challenges living with ASC (Autism Spectrum Condition). She uses storytelling, poetry and illustration to explore mental health and human consciousness.
Kapu began her career as a journalist in Wales and now consults for the TV & Film industry. She has a Masters in Creative Writing form 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 Parthian Books, Southword New International Writing, époque Press, The Berlin Literary Review, Watertower Press, Handwritten & Co, MIROnline and The Menteur. Her latest work will be included in the Erro Press Anthology of Womanhood next year.
