The New Media Writing Prize 2017 is open for entries.
Now in its eighth year, the New Media Writing Prize is for work written specifically for a digital readership that integrates a variety of formats, platforms and digital media. There are four categories in this year’s competition.
• The if:book New Media Writing Prize and the Unicorn Student Prize are given for good storytelling (fiction or non-fiction) written specifically for delivery on a PC/Mac/online/on a handheld device, ie tablet or smartphone. Work may be a short story, novel, poem, or transmedia work, but should be interactive. Judges will be looking for innovative use of new media to deliver the story. The winner of the New Media Writing Prize will receive £1,000 and the winner of the Unicorn Prize will be offered a three-month internship at Unicorn Training in Bournemouth, or £500 if they can’t undertake the placement. Email entries to entries2017@newmediawritingprize.co.uk