Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2010Renowned worldwide for featuring some of the best and brightest new talent, Wasafiri launched an annual new writing prize as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations in 2009. The prize is now in its second year and the competition is open for entries. The competition is open to anyone worldwide who has not published a complete book. We are looking for creative submissions in one of three categories: Poetry, Fiction or Life Writing. Three winners (one from each category) will receive £300 and their winning entries will be published in an issue of Wasafiri. To enter simply fill in the entry form and return it with your entry and a fee of UK Sterling £5 by the closing date of 30 July 2010 (preferably by cheque or via PayPal). Entrants who are visually impaired or prevented from typing through disability can submit their entry on audio CD. New Writing Prize Please ensure that you have read the terms and conditions before submitting your entry.
2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition
First Prize £2000 Regional Prizes of £500 Plus special prizes for the best story for children and the best story concerning 'Science, Technology and Society', the Commonwealth Day Theme for 2010 Closing date for receipt of entries: 31 March 2010 Entries will be accepted via the online entry form after 15 February. For further information please visit www.commonwealthfoundation.com/shortstory Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children's Book AwardThe closing date for all entries is 26th February 2010. Wasafiri magazine has recently published it's first issue on Children's writing. Continuing this theme we would like to let you know about The Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award. It is for a manuscript that celebrates cultural diversity in the widest possible sense, either in terms of its story or in terms of the ethnic and cultural origins of its author. The prize is £1,500 plus the option for Frances Lincoln Children’s Books to publish the novel. The following conditions apply:
The winner will be announced at an award ceremony at Seven Stories, the Centre for Children’s Books, at the beginning of June 2010. Click here for further information and entry details from the Frances Lincoln website. The New Writer Prose and Poetry Prizes 2009This prize is now closed. Winners will be announced in March 2010.
Established in 1997, this major international competition for short stories, novellas, single poems, poetry collections, essays and articles, offers cash prizes as well as publication for the winning entries in The Collection, a special edition of The New Writer magazine each July. Further information including guidelines and entry fees can be found at www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm. Writers can enter online at our secure credit card server at www.thenewwriter.com/entryform.htm
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Previous prizes Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2009 The winners of Wasafiri's prize for new writing were announced by poet and prize judge, Mimi Khalvati, on the 31st October in front of packed audience at the Purcell Room, South Bank, London. Our congratulations go to: Ola Awonubi for 'The Go Slow Journey' (Fiction) Rowyda Amin for 'Monkey Daughter' (Poetry) Bart Moore-Gilbert for 'Prologue' (Life Writing) The winning entries will be published in the Spring 2010 issue of Wasafiri. Thank you for all who entered and to those who offered their supporting, making Wasairi's first ever writing prize such a success. The Short List: Fiction Kerry Barner with 'For the Love of Mathematics' Henderson Bray with 'Misshapes from Cadbury's' Ian Madden with 'One Shrug in Particular' Maurice O'Conner with 'What Lies Under the Guava Tree' Dawn Promislow with 'Billy' Wendy Ralph with 'Waiting' Neil Randall with 'What Lies at the Foot of the Lighthouse' Anne Youngson with 'Mr Chivers' Mellisa De Villiers with 'Street' Poetry Sally Flint with 'Pieces of Us' Jonathan Morley with 'The Silver Age' Life Writing Hannah Baker with 'Fast Tracks' Nel Boswood with 'Etiquette' Barbara Jenkins with 'Sic Transit Wagon' Sylvestra Le Touzel Teale with 'A Live Show A E Vincent with 'Water'
JudgesSusheila Nasta (Chair) Editor of Wasafiri and Professor of Modern Literature at the Open University
Margaret Busby Writer, editor, critic and broadcaster, former publisher and founder of Allison and Busby
Mimi Khalvati Award-winning poet, Wasafiri Board member and founder of the Poetry School
Blake Morrison Writer, poet and Professor of Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London
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