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The deadline passed on 19 December 2024. The details below are kept for reference.
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Applicant criteria
- NationalityNo specific nationality required
- AgeNo specific age required
- GenderBoth
Opportunity description
The Aurora Prize for writing is run by Writing East Midlands in partnership with the Society of Authors.
Categories:
-short fiction (up to 2,000 words)
-poetry (up to 60 lines).
-short fiction (up to 2,000 words)
-poetry (up to 60 lines).
Prizes:
-Winners in each category receive a £500 cash prize and feedback on a piece of work of their choice from a matched literary agent or editor.
-Winners in each category receive a £500 cash prize and feedback on a piece of work of their choice from a matched literary agent or editor.
-Second: £150
-Third: A ticket to the 2025 Writers’ Conference, hosted by Writing East Midlands.
-Regional Prize: £100 to the best work in each category from the region.
-Third: A ticket to the 2025 Writers’ Conference, hosted by Writing East Midlands.
-Regional Prize: £100 to the best work in each category from the region.
Entry Fee:
£9 for first submissions, £7 for additional submissions.
£9 for first submissions, £7 for additional submissions.
Deadline: Wednesday 7th August at midnight
Benefits
Winners in each category receive a £500 cash prize and feedback on a piece of work of their choice from a matched literary agent or editor.
-Second: £150
-Third: A ticket to the 2025 Writers’ Conference, hosted by Writing East Midlands.
-Regional Prize: £100 to the best work in each category from the region.