Do you have a really good poem or short story? Or a few? I mean, really REALLY good?
- poem - no more than 42 lines
- short story - no more than 5,000 words.
- flash fiction category - stories of up to 250 words
- First Novel - 5,000 to 8,000 words
Closing: 31st May (postmarked)
Prizes:
In each of the main categories (Short Stories, Poems) - £5,000, £1,000, £500. There are also ten runners-up prizes of £100. These are called ‘supplementary prizes’ to make you feel less like an also-ran. The top four poems will be submitted to the Forward Prize.
Prizes in the Flash Fiction category are £1,000, £500, £250, plus three supplementary awards of £100.
The Peggy Chapman-Andrews first novel award, named after the Prize’s founder, has a first prize is £1,000 plus a up to a year’s mentoring from The Literary Consultancy through their Chapter & Verse scheme. A runner-up prize of £500 is also offered. Three shortlisted writers will receive £100. Note: Novelists have to be resident in Great Britain (which sounds like it excludes Northern Ireland!??)
The top 4 poems are submitted to the Forward Prize for best single poem.
There's also a prize for the highest placed piece from a writer in Dorset of £100.
All winners will be invited to an awards ceremony on October 15th at the Bridport Open Book Festival.
The judges have some pointers here on the blog well worth reading.
Note: Entries must never have been published, self-published, published on any website, blog or online forum, broadcast nor winning or placed (as in 2nd, 3rd,, runner up etc) in any other competition.
Entry Fees:Poems - £7. Short Stories - £8. Flash Fiction - £6, Novel - £20
Comp Page: Click Here.
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