Fiction and non-fiction entries (max 3000 words) on this year's theme 'Escape' are invited from published and unpublished writers worldwide. The Winner will get a three-week residency at Berlin’s The Circus Hotel.
The dates of the residency are January 2nd to January 22, 2023. The competition winner will receive their very own apartment, plus a month’s breakfast vouchers for the Circus Hostel, and up to 100 euros in travel costs toward their travel to Berlin.
The winning writer and the two runners up will get a 30-minute private publishing Q&A with literary agent, Jenny Hewson and they will be featured on the SAND Journal website. This feature will include publication of their winning entry, an interview, or both, depending on the author’s preference.
Two runners up will receive two nights in a double room of their own at The Circus Hotel over January’s competition prize-giving event, and a travel budget to a maximum of 100 euros each to cover their journey to Berlin. Their winning entries will be published in SAND Journal online.
A further seven shortlisted writers will win goodie bags, plus invitations to our prize-giving event on January 2023.
Entry Fee: 10 euros
The Berlin Writing Prize is brought to you by The Reader Berlin in partnership with SAND Journal and The Circus Hotel.
Find out more here
Deadline: Midnight, 15 August 2022