Proverse Prizes

PROVERSE PRIZE FOR UNPUBLISHED FICTION

PROVERSE PRIZE FOR UNPUBLISHED FICTION

NON-FICTION, OR POETRY

For unpublished book-length work; over 18s.

1st Prize: £800 OR US$1,200 OR HK$10,000; and publication.

Supplementary (publication) prize(s) may be awarded.

Possible invite to read on youtube.com/@ProversePublishing / at Proverse events

Fee: £37.20.

Prose: 75,000-100,000 words; poetry: 4,000-5,000 words.

Full rules, details and entry form obtainable from:  proversepublishing.com/

Closing date: 30 June.

Late entries, 11 July (small additional fee)

Hear previous winners: https://youtu.be/Xzki6UUkT7s ;

See published winning works at: cup.cuhk.edu.hk/Proversehk

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PROVERSE POETRY PRIZE (SINGLE POEMS)

Poems previously unpublished in English; over 18s.

1st prize; £80.00 OR US$100.00;

2nd prize: £35.00 OR US$45.00;

3rd prizes (up to four winners): £15.00 OR US$20.00 each.

Selected entries published in a Pbk/Ebk anthology / invited to read on youtube.com/@ProversePublishing

Max number of entries per person: No maximum.

NB Max one prize per entrant; no max for anthology inclusion.

Fee: £12.00 per poem

Length: 30 lines max.

Topic for 2025: “The Gift” or free choice.

Full rules, details and entry form obtainable from:  proversepublishing.com/.

Closing date: 30 June

. Late entries, 11 July (small additional fee) See published anthologies at: https://cup.cuhk.edu.hk/Proversehk; amazon.co.uk, etc.