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The New Writer Prose and Poetry Competition

Information
Closing date: 
30 November 2012
Entry: 
International writers
Prize: 
Various

Entry fee (depending on category entered)
Now in its 16th year, one of the most prestigious annual international competitions for short stories, flash fiction, single poems, poetry collections, essays and articles; offers cash prizes as well as publication for the prize-winning writers in The Collection, special edition of The New WriterThis well-regarded magazine comes out six times a year and publishes the best in fact, fiction and poetry, including top stories from the Fish Prize and Real Writers annual competitions. Runs annual Prose and Poetry prizes, including short stories, novellas and essays, material to be submitted by end November. The magazine is towards the more literary end of the spectrum, but offers more publishing opportunities and market information for subscribers than other UK-based creative writing magazines. http://www.thenewwriter.com magazine each July.


One of the major, international prizes for contemporary fiction and poetry, essays and articles, this is an opportunity to bring your work to a wider audience. What The New Writer is  looking for is bold, incisive material in any genre just as long as it reflects writing today. Up to twenty prizes will be presented.

Further information on the Prose & Poetry Prizes including guidelines, prize money and entry fees at: http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm

Writers can enter online at their secure credit card server at: www.thenewwriter.com/entryform.htm or the entry form can be downloaded from that page on the website and sent in the post with your entry. 

The 2011 Prose & Poetry Prizes winners are listed on this webpage:
www.thenewwriter.com/prizewinners.htm
 

Closing date: 
30 November 2012
Entry: 
International writers
Prize: 
Various