The Aurora Prize is a national competition run by Writing East Midlands, in partnership with the Society of Authors, which seeks outstanding new writing in short fiction and poetry.
Poems must not exceed 60 lines (excluding title).
Stories must not exceed 2000 words (excluding title).
Prizes
First Prize The winners, in each category, will receive a cash prize of £500, feedback on a piece of work of their choice from a leading literary agent (or Editor as appropriate) and a year's free membership to the Society of Authors.
Second Prize £150 cash
Third Prize A one-day course of your choice from Writing School East Midlands.
As a champion of writers from the East Midlands, we will also offer a regional prize of £100 to the best work in each category from the region.
Entry fee
£9 for a first entry and £7 for each additional entry
Judges for 2023: bestselling author Joanna Cannon and writer, poet, performer and Birmingham Poet Laureate in 2022, Casey Bailey.
Find out more here
Deadline: Midnight, Wednesday 19th July 2023