Hope United – Unfinished
Award: Wood Pencil
Wood Pencil / Writing for Design / Storytelling / 2024
‘Unfinished’ by Ellen White is the official autobiography of England Women's greatest ever goalscorer. Except this story doesn't end in glory. It ends abruptly in her teenage years.
At the exact age 121 girls drop out of sport every day in the UK. With her career highlights thrown into darkness by online hate throughout the rest of the book. The book received national media attention making it all the way up to the UK Government. Who have since committed to ensuring the new Online Safety Act legally requires social media companies to protect users from the scourge of online abuse
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