How to avoid the Sirens, and six scary bullies? Louis Nicol, who wrote Looking for Ulysses aged 8 and 3/4, was commended in the Junior Category for this gripping story! It was narrated by Arlene Holmes-Henderson, who is an Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient History and the CA Outreach Officer. A former school teacher, she often tweets about exciting things happening to do with Classics - follow her @DrArleneHH. 

EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition, inspired by Stephen Fry's trilogy Mythos, Heroes and Troy.

For the next six weeks, we will be releasing a brand-new story influenced by the ancient world every day, read by a different narrator - make sure you hit 'follow' or 'subscribe' to ensure you don't miss a single story. The full e-book will be released later this year.

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Caelan Landers' eerie and dramatic reimagining of a pivotal moment in this archetypal tragic character's life was inspired by our 'Heroes' theme in the 'Senior' category. Oedipus Again was narrated by James Renshaw, the Classical Association's Ancient History lead and the host of the Ancient World Breakfast Club. Follow James @jajrenshaw.

EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition, inspired by Stephen Fry's trilogy Mythos, Heroes and Troy.

For the next six weeks, we will be releasing a brand-new story influenced by the ancient world every day, read by a different narrator - make sure you hit 'follow' or 'subscribe' to ensure you don't miss a single story. The full e-book will be released later this year.

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Emily Nicholson's engaging story starts our new theme - myths retold - and was commended in our Junior category. It was narrated by Professor Sharon Marshall, who was the head judge of the Junior category and who you can follow here: @lemonamarshall. Enjoy! 

EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition, inspired by Stephen Fry's trilogy Mythos, Heroes and Troy.

For the next six weeks, we will be releasing a brand-new story influenced by the ancient world every day, read by a different narrator - make sure you hit 'follow' or 'subscribe' to ensure you don't miss a single story. The full e-book will be released later this year.

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TV historian Prof. Michael Scott narrates this final episode of our 'Elements' theme, which takes us to another river, this time in Troy, where death and destruction rage furiously. The River was written by Holly Smith and was awarded third place in the 'Open' category. 

Michael is a Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick and was the winner of the 2021 Classical Association prize. Follow him here @profmcscott.

EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition, inspired by Stephen Fry's trilogy Mythos, Heroes and Troy.

For the next six weeks, we will be releasing a brand-new story influenced by the ancient world every day, read by a different narrator - make sure you hit 'follow' or 'subscribe' to ensure you don't miss a single story. The full e-book will be released later this year.

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This powerful yet poignant story takes us from mountainside to the underworld. The Mountain is Angry was written by Zoe Walters in our Senior category and it was narrated by Jasmine Elmer. Jasmine is the host of the podcast Legit Classics and the CA's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer. Follow her here.

Apologies for the occasional booming in audio quality in this episode. 

EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition, inspired by Stephen Fry's trilogy Mythos, Heroes and Troy.

For the next six weeks, we will be releasing a brand-new story influenced by the ancient world every day, read by a different narrator - make sure you hit 'follow' or 'subscribe' to ensure you don't miss a single story. The full e-book will be released later this year.

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Today's story takes us to the skies as junior entrant Eva McTurk was commended for her story, Manatimer and the Great Red Spot of Jupiter, inspired by the theme 'Myth'. It was narrated by Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson, an Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University and the Classical Association Outreach Officer. Follow Arlene @drarlenehh. 

EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition, inspired by Stephen Fry's trilogy Mythos, Heroes and Troy.

For the next six weeks, we will be releasing a brand-new story influenced by the ancient world every day, read by a different narrator - make sure you hit 'follow' or 'subscribe' to ensure you don't miss a single story. The full e-book will be released later this year.

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We're now leaving the Underworld to travel to the loftiest heights... all aboard the Trojan as we head into outer space! 

The Star's Heart was written by Pete Ford in response to the theme 'Troy' in our Open Category. It was narrated by Chloe Cobbald and Clare Roberts, the Managing Editor of the Classical Review. Our apologies for the background hum in this episode (we think Hera the AI might have been interfering!). 

Find out more about some of the mythical characters in this story at Mythopedia. Although the story of Paris and Helen is vital to the events of the Iliad, it is only mentioned briefly in that epic poem; a fuller description was contained in a lost poem called the Cypria. The Roman poem Ovid also wrote about this story, which you can find in his Heroides 16.71ff, 149–152 and 5.35f. 

EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition, inspired by Stephen Fry's trilogy Mythos, Heroes and Troy.

For the next six weeks, we will be releasing a brand-new story influenced by the ancient world every day, read by a different narrator - make sure you hit 'follow' or 'subscribe' to ensure you don't miss a single story. The full e-book will be released later this year.

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We're staying in the Underworld with Matilda Parker-Groom's mythology-inspired short story: Aeschylus and the Black Jewels of Hades. Matilda was the Runner-Up in the 'Junior' (aged 11 and under) category and her story is narrated by Caroline Lawrence, bestselling author of The Roman Mysteries and 2009 Classical Association Prize Winner.   

Caroline's recent work includes The Time Travel Diaries, a retelling of Aesop's Fables, and Amarantus and his neighbourhood, a novel which brings to life characters and incidents in Pompeii in CE 62–63. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram.

EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition, inspired by Stephen Fry's trilogy Mythos, Heroes and Troy.

For the next six weeks, we will be releasing a brand-new story influenced by the ancient world every day, read by a different narrator - make sure you hit 'follow' or 'subscribe' to ensure you don't miss a single story. The full e-book will be released later this year.

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From the waters of Aquamarine Immortal, we now descend deep to the Underworld and the river Lethe... to meet a couple of heroes bingeing on Netflix. Every Night is Movie Night When You're Dead was written by Ian Rory and was awarded second place in the 'Open' (aged 19+) category, with the theme 'Troy'. 

This episode was narrated by Dr Alex McAuley (Cardiff University; Honorary Secretary of the Classical Association) and Professor James Robson (Open University; Grants Officer of the Classical Association). 

EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition, inspired by Stephen Fry's trilogy Mythos, Heroes and Troy.

For the next six weeks, we will be releasing a brand-new story influenced by the ancient world every day, read by a different narrator - make sure you hit 'follow' or 'subscribe' to ensure you don't miss a single story. The full e-book will be released later this year.

To enter our 2023 Competition click here.

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