Open to writers around the world, aged 16 and over.
There are poetry, short story and flash fiction categories. The first two categories each have the following prizes;
First: £5,000
Second: £1,000
Third: £500.
There will be ten supplementary prizes of £50 each.
The flash fiction winner will receive £1,000. Second prize is £500 and third is £250. There will be three supplementary prizes of £25 each.
Entries can be on any subject, written in any style or form. They don’t recommend stories or poems for children.
Flash fiction: 250 words or less
Entry Fees: £7 per entry
Judge: Tania Hershman
Short stories: up to 5,000 words.
Entry fee: £9 per story
Judge: Andrew Miller
Poems: up to 42 lines.
Entry fee: £8 per poem
Judge: Liz Lochhead
More information is available here.