COMPETITIONS WITH MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY
Aurora Prize for Writing 2025
The Aurora Prize, run by Writing East Midlands in partnership with the Society of Authors, is a national and international competition for outstanding new poetry and short fiction.
The winner in each category will get £500 and feedback on their entry from a literary agent or editor, and a year’s free membership of the Society of Authors and a session with SoA staff. The second prize is £150, and the third prize is a ticket to the 2025 Writers’ Conference hosted by Writing East Midlands. There are regional prizes of £100 in each category. This year’s judges are author Irenosen Okojie and poet Joelle Taylor.