The Literateur Competition

18 August 2010
The Literateur Competition
Deadline: 27 September 2010
Geographical Restrictions: no mention
Reading Fee: none
Accepts (genre): short stories
Prize/Payment: publication, consultation

The Literateur is very pleased to announce a competition aimed at finding the best in new writing, organised jointly with The Literary Consultancy.

The Literary Consultancy, the UK’s leading manuscript assessment service, provides expert, market-aware editorial advice to writers at all levels writing in English. Founded in 1996, The Literary Consultancy is recommended by The Arts Council England and major publishing houses, and holds a strong track record of helping writers get into print.

From today (13.08.10) The Literateur is accepting entries of short stories and poetry. Stories should be no more than 5000 words, and poems no more than 50 lines. Please email your entries to competition@literateur.com. The closing date for entries to be read is Monday 27th September.

Three shortlisted entrants in each category will read their work at an awards ceremony at the Free Word Centre in November, alongside the competition judges, novelists Joanna Briscoe and Rebecca Abrams, and the poet Sarah Hesketh.

The two overall winners will be announced on the night, and their work will be published in The Literateur. The lucky winners will also receive an hour’s specialist consultation with The Literary Consultancy.

More information here.
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