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Esther Lay is an American writer, classical singer, and Anglican priest based in Oxfordshire, England. She is the winner of Write By the Sea 2024, won third prize in Trio International 2024, and has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Oxford Canal Festival Prize, and longlisted for the Fish and Canterbury Prizes. She has work in Allegro, The Waxed Lemon, The Ghost Furniture Catalogue, and Grain Magazine. estherdaponte.com