Founded in 2013, the Creative Future Literary Awards are the UK’s only national writing competition and high profile awards ceremony for under-represented writers.
They showcase talented writers who lack opportunities due to mental health issues, disability, identity or other social circumstance. Prizes are awarded for both poetry and short fiction, including £1000 of cash prizes & professional writing development support. Winners are selected by a panel of industry experts.
Open to: Poetry (200 words) and flash fiction (300 words)
Entry fee: Free
Prizes: Over £10,000 worth of cash and writer development prizes, including mentoring via The Literary Consultancy, plus courses from Penguin Random Writers’ Academy and The Poetry School. Winners will also be published in an anthology alongside guest authors Lemn Sissay and Kit de Waal.
Find out more including how to apply, eligibility and rules
Deadline: 26 June 2017
Source: BBC Writersroom