Writing Competition on theme of Adventure

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Writing Competition in Criticism, Fiction and Poetry

The Department of English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University is pleased to announce our first annual writing awards. Our awards seek to recognise and reward emerging critical and creative talent. With categories in Criticism, Fiction and Poetry, these prestigious awards are open to any Year 12 student in the UK and we very much hope you will encourage your students to enter!

Prizes

£100 first prize and publication in Cake - a highly regarded literary magazine for new and established writers alike.

£50 second prize
£25 third prize

(second and third prize winners will also be published on the Lancaster University website)

Judges

Judges will consist of members of the Department of English and Creative Writing including:

Professor Terry Eagleton (criticism)

Dr Helen Farish, Professor Paul Farley, Professor Graham Mort, (poetry),

Jenn Ashworth, Dr George Green, Dr Zoe Lambert (prose)

Closing Date: 31 January 2013

For more information please email: lancasterwritingawards@lancaster.ac.uk or download anentry form.