29 July 2016
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Manchester Writing Competition
There is a £10,000 prize to be won in each category
There is a £10,000 prize to be won in each category
Enter short stories up to 2,500 words for the Manchester Fiction Prize, and a portfolio of between three and five poems for the Manchester Poetry Prize.
All entries must be original and unpublished.
Entry in each category is £17.50.
The Manchester Writing Competition was established by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy in 2008, and is hosted by the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. Originally the competition alternated annually between fiction and poetry, but since 2013 both prizes have run each year.
The closing date for both categories of the Manchester Writing Competion is 23 September.
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