The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2022 has been announced open to writers to submit their best works
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2022 has been announced open to writers to submit their best works. For the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2022, they are looking for the best new writing talent.
The £5,000 international literary prize is open to poetry and short fiction submissions on any theme, celebrating innovation in content, form and technique
About The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2022
Since its establishment 15 years ago, the Creative Writing Award has provided a platform for poets and authors across the globe to showcase their work through publication, prize money and exposure.
Submit Your Work
Aesthetica invites writers to enter the Creative Writing Award.
Step 1: Click below to login or register
Step 2: Complete the submission form
Step 3: Complete payment and press ‘submit’
Entry Fee: Poetry £6 | Short Fiction £9
(Standard Entry Fee: Poetry £12 | Short Fiction £18)
Entries open until 31 August 2022.
Submissions are organised through our Submittable Platform.
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Prizes For The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2022
£5,000 prize money
(£2,500 for the Poetry Winner, £2,500 for the Short Fiction Winner)
Publication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual
Full membership to The Poetry Society (Poetry Winner)
A free 10-week Online Course from the Poetry School (Poetry Winner)
Consultation with Redhammer Management (Fiction Winner)
Selection of books from Vintage
One year print subscription to Granta
Guidelines
Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2022 Entry Rules
Poetry entries should be no more than 40 lines.
Fiction entries should be no more than 2,000 words.
Works published or entered elsewhere are accepted.
We accept works on any theme.
You may enter the Award as many times as you wish, although each work requires a fee and new submission form.
For more information, read our FAQs here or for our refund policy. For further enquiries please email:
info@aestheticamagazine.com
Timescale
- December 2021 – 31 August 2022: Entries open
- September 2022: Judging begins
- November 2022: Shortlisted writers are contacted and book proofs sent
- December 2022: Winners are announced
- December 2022: Publication of winners and shortlist in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual 2023
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