Signals Young Writers Awards — are you a writer aged 16-21?
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SIGNALS YOUNG WRITERS AWARDS 2021
The Michael King Writers Centre is excited to announce a fantastic new opportunity for young writers to showcase their talent with writing awards that offer cash prizes and a writing mentorship with a Penguin Random House New Zealand author for the overall winner …
Basic Information - but for all the details go to MKWC website
Entry to the Awards is open to young writers who are resident in Aotearoa New Zealand and aged between 16 and 21 at the competition closing date (15 October 2021) …
There is no fee to enter.
There are three divisions: Fiction (maximum 1500 words); Poetry (maximum 30 lines); Creative Non-Fiction (1500 words)
Writers can enter more than one division, but no more than one entry per division.
Each finalist will receive a $150 prize.
The overall winner selected from the three finalists will win an additional $150, plus receive a mentorship with a Penguin Random House author and may be published here on www.ketebooks.co.nz
Entries open on 26 July 2021 and close at 11.59pm on 15 October 2021.
Entries must be submitted using the entry form found online via the MKWC website.
Entries must be original work by the individual author. No entry may have been published or broadcast or won a prize in a previous competition.
The three winning stories in the Open Division may be published by www.ketebooks.co.nz and on the Michael King Writers Centre website.
