August 29
# THE MANCHESTER WRITING COMPETITIONS
Open internationally
www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk
The Manchester Poetry Prize: £10,000
The Manchester Fiction Prize: £10,000.
Awarded at a gala ceremony, part of the 2014 Manchester Literature Festival, October 17
Fee: £17.50.
Length: (portfolio of 3-5 poems, 120 lines; 2500 words.
Poetry Judges: Adam O’Riordan (Chair); Adam Horovitz; Clare Pollard.
Fiction Prize Judges:
Nicholas Royle (Chair);
Christopher Burns; Claire Dean.
Over 16s.
Details on website; postal entry pack can be downloaded.
Or ring 44 (0) 161 247 1787/ 97 or email
writingschool@mmu.ac.uk
www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk