The theme of the 2019 Alpine Fellowship Annual Symposium is ‘Identity’. The winner and two runners up will be invited to attend the Fjällnäs symposium. The winner will receive £10,000 cash prize, presented by the poet, John Burnside. £3000 goes to the second-place winner, and £2000 goes to the third-place winner.
Rules
- Open to all nationalities, aged 18 and above.
- All genres permitted.
- A maximum of 2,500 words per entry.
- Limited to one entry per person.
- Text 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.
- Entries are entirely anonymous and therefore judging is unbiased.
Submissions Deadline: April 1st
Top 100: May 15th
Top 25: June 1st
Announcement of Winners: 15th June
What format is this maximum of 2,500 words per entry? Like a Synopsis or treatment of the whole story or an excerpt of the first 2,500 words?