As Hull is this year’s City of Culture, the theme of the Val Wood Prize for Creative Writing 2017 is Freedom in Hull.
For City of Culture year, the first prize has increased to £200. The winning story will be published on Val Wood’s website. There is a second prize of £50 and two commendations of £25.
The competition is for short stories up to 2,017 words by writers who are not commercially published. The story may be about anything the writer wants but must reflect the theme. Enter original, unpublished stories, typed or neatly handwritten. Include a separate sheet with name, address and telephone number.