The Manchester Writing Competition

The Manchester Writing Competition is a short story and poetry contest open to international writers aged 16 years and above. For the fiction category, the deadline is August 7, 2009, and first prize is £10,000 (there is an entrance fee of £15.00, and the judges are Sarah Hall, M. John Harrison, and Nicholas Royle). The poetry prize is also £10,000. Click here to go to the contest's home page.

My thanks to Breaking Camp for informing me (via Twitter) of this contest.