Writing East Midlands invite entries of new fiction and poetry for their national writing contest, the Aurora Prize for Writing 2021.
Winners in each category will receive £500, feedback on their work from a leading literary agent or editor, a year’s membership of the Society of Authors and an introductory session with the SoA. Runners up get £150 and the third prize is a one-day course from Writing School East Midlands. There is also a regional prize of £100 for the best writing in each category from the East Midlands. The fiction judge is Jon McGregor and the poetry judge is Debris Stevenson.