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Sophie Duffy wins Luke Bitmead Bursary

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Scan and text reproduced by permission of Express & Echo . From the Exeter Express & Echo , news of a success for one of our members: Sophie celebrates top writing award AUTHOR and mother-of-three Sophie Duffy has won the third Luke Bitmead Writer's Bursary. Mrs Duffy, from Teignmouth, has received £2,500 and a publishing contract with Legend Press for her novel The Generation Game. The novel, which is primarily set in Torquay, will be published this summer. The 42-year-old, who is a member of the Exeter Writers Group, said she was delighted as she has been writing seriously for ten years. She said: "I'm really relieved the hard work is paying off. I'm very grateful and I'm going to use the money to buy a new laptop. "I'm now really looking forward to working with Legend Press and seeing my book published." The bursary was set up by Luke Bitmead's family in association with Legend Press, after Luke's tragic death