16th April 2008

The Manchester Poetry Prize 2008

First prize: £10,000*
Deadline for entries: 1st August 2008

The Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University is launching The Manchester Poetry Prize* - a new literary competition celebrating excellence in creative writing.

The Manchester Poetry Prize is open to writers internationally, and will award a cashprize of £10,000* to the writer of the best portfolio of poems submitted. In addition, a bursary for study at MMU will be awarded to an entrant aged 18-25 as part of the Manchester Young Writer of the Year Award*.

Entrants are asked to submit a portfolio of poetry (three to five poems; the total length of the portfolio should not exceed 120 lines). The poems can be on any subject but must be new work, not published elsewhere.

The Manchester Poetry Prize celebrates the substantial cultural and literary achievements
of Manchester building on the work of MMU's Writing School and enhancing the city's reputation as one of Europe's most adventurous and creative spaces.

The Writing School will be launching The Manchester Fiction Prize in 2009.

Entrants can submit work via the competition website (www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk), or by post using an entry form. If you have any queries, or would like a printed entry pack, please contact:

James Draper
Project Manager: Writing School
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester, United Kingdom
Telephone : +44 (0) 161 247 1787
Email : [email protected]

Writing School website: www.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/english/writingschool
Poetry Prize website: www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk

*Terms and conditions apply. See:
www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk for details.