The Manchester Metropolitan University in City of Literature Manchester organises the Manchester Writing Competition: UK’s biggest literary awards for unpublished work.
Designed to encourage and celebrate new writing across the globe, the competition is open internationally to new and established writers.
The 2021 Manchester Writing Competition is now open to entries!
- £10,000 prizes for the best portfolio of three to five poems and best short story of up to 2,500 words.
- Submissions must be new work, not previously published.
- Open internationally to new and established writers aged 16 or over.
- Deadline: 28 January 2022.
- Entry fee: £18 – reduced-price entry available until 30 Nov.
- Organized by the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University.
- Judged by Romalyn Ante, Malika Booker, and Zaffar Kunial (Poetry) and Hilaire, Simon Okotie, and Nicholas Royle (Fiction).
For full details, to enter, or to read last year’s winners, visit the Competition website.
