The Aurora Prize for Writing is a national (and international) competition, open to short story and poetry writers, until Monday 13th June 2022.
Entry fee: £9 for first entries, £7 for additional entries
Prizes in each category:
1st Prize – £500, feedback from a matched literary agent and membership to Society of Authors.
2nd Prize – £150 cash
3rd Prize – day course from Writing School East Midlands
There are also £100 cash prizes and membership to Society of Authors for best work in each category from East Midlands writers.
Word count: Short fiction – 2,000 words
Poetry – 60 lines
Full details here.