Spread the Word announces second national Life Writing Prize in association with Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre with an inspirational judging panel of writers Erica Wagner, Hannah Lowe and Unbound Editor Kwaku Osei-Afrifa.
Spread the Word is pleased to be launching the second year of the nationwide Life Writing Prize, thanks to a generous donation from Joanna Munro and partnership support from Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre, the Royal Society of Literature, Arvon, Unbound and Caskie Mushens literary agency.
2018 marks the second year of this five-year scheme designed to boost opportunities for emerging life writers within the literary prize circuit and wider publishing world.
The Prize will offer the winner £1500, a week’s Arvon residential retreat, two-years’ membership to the Royal Society of Literature, a development meeting with agent Robert Caskie and a development meeting with an Unbound editor. Two highly commended writers will receive £500, writing mentoring sessions, a development meeting with agent Robert Caskie and a development meeting with an Unbound editor.
The Prize is free to enter and is open to emerging UK based writers who are currently unagented and have yet to have a full-length literary work published. Emerging life writers across the country are invited to submit one unpublished piece to Spread the Word with a word limit of five thousand words.
Deadline: Friday 9 February 2018 at 5pm
More information including the rules, the judges’ top life writing picks, what the judges are looking for, FAQs and how to enter can be found on our Life Writing Prize website.