Poetry & Fiction
August 30
# The Manchester Writing Competition
Open internationally
The Manchester Poetry Prize 2013: £10,000
The Manchester Fiction Prize 2013: £10,000
www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk
Awarded at a gala ceremony, part of the 2013 Manchester Literature Festival, October 18
Fee: £17. Length: (portfolio of 3-5 poems; 2500 words.
Poetry Judges: Adam O’Riordan (Chair); Bernard O’Donoghue; Fiona Sampson
Fiction Prize Judges: Nicholas Royle (Chair); Alison Moore; Robert Shearman
Over 16s.
Details on website; postal entry pack can be downloaded.
Or ring 44 (0) 161 247 1787 (James Draper) or email
j.draper@mmu.ac.uk
www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk