The Northern Writers’ Awards 2017, which offer £40,000-worth of support, are open to applications. The Northern Writers’ Awards are produced by New Writing North and supported by Northumbria University and Arts Council England.
Fiction submissions, unless otherwise specified, are between 3,000 and 6,000 words or three short stories up to 2,000 words each.
• Northern Writers’ Awards for Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction. Between £500 and £5,000 to develop work in progress and complete manuscripts. Open to emerging and established writers. Submit prose and a synopsis.