The 11th Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is now open for submissions.
The international competition, run annually by Aesthetica magazine, is for poetry and short fiction. There is a prize of £1,000 each for the poetry and short story winners, with additional prizes including publication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual, a selection of books from Vintage and Bloodaxe, a one-year print subscription to Granta, membership of the Poetry Society for the poetry winner and a consultation with Redhammer Management for the short fiction winner.