Creative writing competition: The Aurora Prize 2020

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01 April 2020
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Win £500 in each of the poetry and fiction categories in the competition from Writing East Midlands

The Aurora Prize from Writing East Midlands is a national creative writing contest in two categories: poetry and short fiction.

For the 2020 prize, the poetry judge will be Helen Mort and the fiction judge, Mahsuda Snaith.

In each category there are first prizes of £500 and a session with Society of Authors staff. There are second prizes of £150 and third prizes of a one-day writing course of the winner's choice from Writing East Midlands.

Enter original, unpublished short stories up to 2,000 words and poems up to 60 lines.

The fee for the first entry is £9, and £7 for any further entries.

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The closing date is 8 July 2020.

For full details see the website.

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