Thanks to the enormous generosity of our partners, the 2024 competition will award £23,000 worth of cash and professional development prizes.
Poetry
Platinum
- £75 cash prize
- Chapter & Verse mentorship and manuscript assessment via The Literary Consultancy, plus one year's Being A Writer membership
- Faber Academy online masterclass
- One year's membership from The Poetry Society
Gold
- £50 cash prize
- Manuscript assessment via The Literary Consultancy
- Poetry School online masterclass
- A copy of the The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook or writing guide
- One year's membership from The Poetry Society
Silver
- £25 cash prize
- Manuscript assessment & coaching from The Writing Coach
- 1:1 consultation with Amy Acre, Bad Betty Press
- One year's membership from The Poetry Society
Bronze
- Poetry School manuscript assessment and feedback session
- A copy of Mslexia's Indie Press Guide
- One year's membership to The Poetry Society
Highly Commended
- One year's digital subscription to Mslexia magazine
- A copy of the The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook or writing guide
- One year's membership to The Poetry Society
Fiction
Platinum
- £75 cash prize
- Curtis Brown Creative nine-month mentorship
- One year's Being A Writer membership from The Literary Consultancy
- Writing A Novel course with Faber Academy
- One year's membership with Society of Authors
Gold
- £50 cash prize
- Manuscript assessment via The Literary Consultancy
- Online course from Curtis Brown Creative
- A copy of The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook or writing guide
- One year's membership from the Society of Authors
Silver
- £25 cash prize
- Manuscript assessment and coaching from The Writing Coach
- 1:1 agent consultation with Catherine Cho of Paper Literary
- One year's membership from the Society of Authors
Bronze
- Manuscript assessment and mentoring from Booksmiths London
- A copy of the Mslexia Indie Press Guide
- One year's membership to Writers HQ
Highly Commended
- One year's digital subscription to Mslexia magazine
- A copy of the The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook or writing guide
- One year's membership to Writers HQ
Creative Non-Fiction
Platinum
- £75 cash prize
- Chapter & Verse mentorship and manuscript assessment via The Literary Consultancy, plus one year's Being A Writer membership
- Faber Academy’s Memoir & Life Writing course
- One year's membership with Society of Authors
Gold
- £50 cash prize
- Manuscript assessment via The Literary Consultancy
- Online course from Writing Magazine
- A copy of The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook writing guide
- One year's membership from the Society of Authors
Silver
- £25 cash prize
- Manuscript assessment & coaching from The Writing Coach
- 1:1 agent consultation with Clara Foster, Aevitas Creative
- One year's membership from the Society of Authors
Bronze
- Writers' & Artists' Opening Chapters manuscript assessment & feedback session
- A copy of the Mslexia Indie Press Guide
- One year's membership to Writers HQ
Highly Commended
- One year's digital subscription to Mslexia magazine
- A copy of a The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook or writing guide
- One year's membership to Writers HQ
Joint prizes
All winners will also:
- Receive one year's membership to Jericho Writers
- Receive one year's membership to Writers Online
- Receive a copy of our Pitching To Agents guide (fiction & creative non-fiction) or Social Media Toolkit (poetry)
- Be published in the award anthology alongside our 2024 judges
- Read their work at our high profile showcase event alongside the judges, as part of the London Literature Festival 2024
- Be invited to our Writer’s Day event as part of the London Literature Festival
- Receive ongoing support, advice, and signposting from Creative Future
No professional development prizes can be exchanged for cash. Award winners may need to conduct meetings or mentoring via phone, email, or video conferencing. Please note that prizes are subject to change as we develop award partnerships.
