Deadline: 1 March 2024
Apply now for the Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize.
Theme
- Awarded for the best piece of writing on the theme of ‘Language’.
Prize Information
- The winner of the Writing Prize will receive a cash prize, and the runners up will receive travel expense support that must be used to attend the 2024 symposium:
- First place: £3,000
- Second place: £1,000
- Third place: £1,000
Eligibility Criteria
- All genres of writing are permitted, including fiction, non-fiction and non-academic essays.
- Open to all nationalities.
- Applicants must be aged 18 or above at the time of entry.
- All entries must be written in English.
- Applicants can only enter one of the prizes.
- Limited to one entry per person.
- Submissions must be standalone and cannot be extracts from a larger piece.
- A maximum of 2,500 words per entry.
- Stories must not have been published, self-published or accepted for publication in print or online, or have won or been placed in another competition at any time.
- Travel expenses can be used for economy travel costs only and are not exchangeable for cash, any leftover travel budget will not be redeemed as cash.
- Travel expenses can be used for transport only, and cannot be used towards accommodation outside of the dates of the symposium.
For more information, visit The Alpine Fellowship Foundation.