The Manchester Fiction Prize 2009
First prize: £10,000
Deadline for entries: 7th August 2009
Entry fee: £15
The Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University is launching The Manchester Fiction Prize - a new literary competition celebrating excellence in creative writing. The Manchester Fiction Prize is open internationally and will award a cash prize of £10,000 to the writer of the best short story submitted. The competition is open to entrants aged 16 or over; there is no upper age limit. A bursary for study at MMU will also be awarded to an entrant aged 18-25 as part of the Manchester Young Writer of the Year Award.
All entrants are asked to submit a complete short story of up to 5,000 words in length. The story can be on any subject, and
written in any style, but must be new work, not published or submitted for consideration elsewhere. The competition will be judged by Nicholas Royle, M.John Harrison and Sarah Hall. The prizes will be awarded at a gala ceremony, held as part of the 2009 Manchester Literature Festival. For further details, and to enter online, go to: www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk. If you have any further queries, please contact: James Draper
on +44 (0) 161 247 1787 or email: j.draper@mmu.ac.uk
Deadline for entries: 7th August 2009
Entry fee: £15
The Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University is launching The Manchester Fiction Prize - a new literary competition celebrating excellence in creative writing. The Manchester Fiction Prize is open internationally and will award a cash prize of £10,000 to the writer of the best short story submitted. The competition is open to entrants aged 16 or over; there is no upper age limit. A bursary for study at MMU will also be awarded to an entrant aged 18-25 as part of the Manchester Young Writer of the Year Award.
All entrants are asked to submit a complete short story of up to 5,000 words in length. The story can be on any subject, and
written in any style, but must be new work, not published or submitted for consideration elsewhere. The competition will be judged by Nicholas Royle, M.John Harrison and Sarah Hall. The prizes will be awarded at a gala ceremony, held as part of the 2009 Manchester Literature Festival. For further details, and to enter online, go to: www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk. If you have any further queries, please contact: James Draper
on +44 (0) 161 247 1787 or email: j.draper@mmu.ac.uk
