Aurora Prize for Writing

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.

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