The Emerging Writer Award

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Eligibility

The Emerging Writer Award is open to unpublished prose writers (fiction) living in the UK with a collection of short stories or novel in development. Writers can be writing for any age group (including children and young adults) and may have had excerpts or articles published in the past, but have not yet published any major body of work. We would particularly encourage applications from those who experience barriers to the writing process.

Poetry, playwriting, screenwriting and works of non-fiction are all ineligible. Writers who have had a major body of work published in a form other than fiction are also ineligible (e.g. a poetry collection, or a non-fiction book-length work).

Writers who are agented and otherwise meet all the eligibility criteria are eligible. Writers who have only self-published their works are eligible.

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Application

Submissions are open from 1st November 2024 and close at 23:59 on 30th November 2024.

Please apply by sending one document, preferably in Microsoft Word format, which includes:

• A cover letter outlining your work in progress and how this award will benefit your work (up to one A4 page)

• A 2000-word sample of work.
  • This does not need to be directly related to work in progress, but please make clear if that is not the case.
  • We will allow up to 10% over the 2000-word limit if the piece requires it

• Judging takes place anonymously. Please include your name in the document title only. The document will be renamed before being sent to the judging panel. Do not include your name within the document. You can include any non-identifying information on your writing and/or career in your cover letter if relevant.

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• In a separate document please send a copy of your CV. This is for administration purposes and will not be seen by the judging panel, therefore this can contain your name and identifying information.
• For advice on what to put in a writing CV, click here to read this blog post with advice from 2016 Award Winner, Heather Parry.

We would also appreciate if you were able to complete our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Monitoring Form, link to online form here. The information in this form is gathered anonymously.

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Application Checklist:
Attached to email – One document containing cover letter and sample of work (title of document applicant name, but no name within contents)
Attached to email – Separate document with CV (can include name)
Submitted online (link here) – Equalities, Diversity, and Inclusion Monitoring Form (optional)

Applications should be sent by email to awards@moniackmhor.org.uk with the subject line: Emerging Writer Award. You will receive an automatic email confirming receipt of your submission.  Please contact us on info@moniackmhor.org.uk if you do not receive the automatic reply. (Please do check spam or junk folder first.)

Applications can also be submitted by post to Moniack Mhor  Creative Writing Centre, Teavarran, Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire IV4 7HT. Please let us know by email or phone if you are submitting by post.

For any enquiries relating to the Emerging Writer Award, please contact us on awards@moniackmhor.org.uk or telephone 01463 592 828.

Please note that due to the large number of applications to this Award, the judging process can take approximately four months from the closing date. We do let all applicants know the outcome of their submission, but we are unfortunately unable to give detailed feedback.

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