SI Leeds Literary Prize
@sileedslitprize.bsky.social
SI Leeds Literary Prize is a biennial national award for unpublished fiction by UK based Black and Asian women writers. 2024 winner: Maeve Clarke. Returning 2026.
https://www.sileedsliteraryprize.com/
https://www.sileedsliteraryprize.com/
Delighted to see that 'Da' by Arathi Menon, our 2024 second place prize winner, will be published by the lovely @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social next year! 👏
2026 book announcement!
Thrilled to announce the acquisition of Da, a haunting and tender novel by Arathi Menon, which follows the story of thirteen-year-old Ved, whose world revolves around his adoptive father, Da....
www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/post/fly-on-...
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Thrilled to announce the acquisition of Da, a haunting and tender novel by Arathi Menon, which follows the story of thirteen-year-old Ved, whose world revolves around his adoptive father, Da....
www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/post/fly-on-...
@inpressbooks.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Delighted to see that 'Da' by Arathi Menon, our 2024 second place prize winner, will be published by the lovely @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social next year! 👏
Are you a first or second-generation migrant, an asylum seeker, refugee, international student or international worker who has lived or currently lives in the UK?
TogetherintheUK is hosting a ‘Then & Now’ writing competition that you might be interested in.
togetherintheuk.co.uk/competition/
TogetherintheUK is hosting a ‘Then & Now’ writing competition that you might be interested in.
togetherintheuk.co.uk/competition/
Competition | TogetherInTheUK
togetherintheuk.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Are you a first or second-generation migrant, an asylum seeker, refugee, international student or international worker who has lived or currently lives in the UK?
TogetherintheUK is hosting a ‘Then & Now’ writing competition that you might be interested in.
togetherintheuk.co.uk/competition/
TogetherintheUK is hosting a ‘Then & Now’ writing competition that you might be interested in.
togetherintheuk.co.uk/competition/
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#Writers, the Hilary Mantel Prize offers an exceptional new opportunity. The late author, who twice won the #WalterScottPrize, was committed to championing emerging talent, and the winner receives a cash award plus mentoring. Submissions are open through 31 December. See https://loom.ly/NFsTZjE
September 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#Writers, the Hilary Mantel Prize offers an exceptional new opportunity. The late author, who twice won the #WalterScottPrize, was committed to championing emerging talent, and the winner receives a cash award plus mentoring. Submissions are open through 31 December. See https://loom.ly/NFsTZjE
We're delighted to collaborate with the Bank of England on a new classroom resource for 14–16-year-olds, promoting financial and economic literacy.
📝 The Money Anthology, edited by Saima Mir, is a collection of stories exploring how money affects our lives.
www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/ed...
📝 The Money Anthology, edited by Saima Mir, is a collection of stories exploring how money affects our lives.
www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/ed...
The Money Anthology
Short stories about saving and spending designed for key stage 4 (ages 14 to 16)
www.bankofengland.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
We're delighted to collaborate with the Bank of England on a new classroom resource for 14–16-year-olds, promoting financial and economic literacy.
📝 The Money Anthology, edited by Saima Mir, is a collection of stories exploring how money affects our lives.
www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/ed...
📝 The Money Anthology, edited by Saima Mir, is a collection of stories exploring how money affects our lives.
www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/ed...
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This autumn, I'm running a few fun online writing workshops on different themes. We'll be exploring:
✨ Folklore
✨ Ghost stories
✨ Alternative lives
✨ Plotting a Christmas mystery
I'd love to see you there! You can find the full details & booking links on my website: www.amylordauthor.com/events ✍️
✨ Folklore
✨ Ghost stories
✨ Alternative lives
✨ Plotting a Christmas mystery
I'd love to see you there! You can find the full details & booking links on my website: www.amylordauthor.com/events ✍️
September 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This autumn, I'm running a few fun online writing workshops on different themes. We'll be exploring:
✨ Folklore
✨ Ghost stories
✨ Alternative lives
✨ Plotting a Christmas mystery
I'd love to see you there! You can find the full details & booking links on my website: www.amylordauthor.com/events ✍️
✨ Folklore
✨ Ghost stories
✨ Alternative lives
✨ Plotting a Christmas mystery
I'd love to see you there! You can find the full details & booking links on my website: www.amylordauthor.com/events ✍️
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Please share widely. Enter one of Britain's biggest crime prizes. We have some wonderful judges: @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social Ayo Onatade, Renita D’Silva, Heloise Wood, thank you
joffebooks.com/prize-2025
#prize #entry #books #crime
joffebooks.com/prize-2025
#prize #entry #books #crime
September 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Please share widely. Enter one of Britain's biggest crime prizes. We have some wonderful judges: @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social Ayo Onatade, Renita D’Silva, Heloise Wood, thank you
joffebooks.com/prize-2025
#prize #entry #books #crime
joffebooks.com/prize-2025
#prize #entry #books #crime
There are some great tips for short story writers in this thread 👇
What are Jo Verity's five tips for writing a winning short story?
#AmWriting #Fiction #ShortStory #AmEditing
#AmWriting #Fiction #ShortStory #AmEditing
September 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
There are some great tips for short story writers in this thread 👇
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We're open for #submissions of #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and looking fwd to reading your work #callforsubmissions. Please follow the link for our guidelines fictivedream.com/submission-g...
July 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We're open for #submissions of #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and looking fwd to reading your work #callforsubmissions. Please follow the link for our guidelines fictivedream.com/submission-g...
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Audible has announced the latest recipients of its Future Stories Fund, investing more than £40,000 in three grassroots organisations across the West Midlands to support young people aged 16 to 25 from historically marginalised communities👇
Audible invests £40k in West Midlands-based young storytellers
Audible has announced the latest recipients of its Future Stories Fund, investing more than £40,000 in three grassroots organisations across the West Midlands to support young people aged 16 to 25 from historically marginalised communities.
ebx.sh
July 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Audible has announced the latest recipients of its Future Stories Fund, investing more than £40,000 in three grassroots organisations across the West Midlands to support young people aged 16 to 25 from historically marginalised communities👇
Not long left to enter Simon & Schuster's New Chapter competition that’s exclusively open to un-agented, currently not under contract fiction writers of colour. The winner will receive a two-book UK publishing contract with S&S UK with a six-figure advance.
www.simonandschuster.co.uk/p/new-chapter
www.simonandschuster.co.uk/p/new-chapter
New Chapter
www.simonandschuster.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Not long left to enter Simon & Schuster's New Chapter competition that’s exclusively open to un-agented, currently not under contract fiction writers of colour. The winner will receive a two-book UK publishing contract with S&S UK with a six-figure advance.
www.simonandschuster.co.uk/p/new-chapter
www.simonandschuster.co.uk/p/new-chapter
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ONE WEEK left to register! 📝⌛
The South Asian Arts Show is next Saturday (!!) and we're super excited to be celebrating South Asian Heritage Month with you! 🫶 Join us, Jay Sandhu, TruSkool, Ishi Khan and Priya Gill for a very special workshop and open mic. 🎤✨
Register here ➡️ bit.ly/SAHMWEM
The South Asian Arts Show is next Saturday (!!) and we're super excited to be celebrating South Asian Heritage Month with you! 🫶 Join us, Jay Sandhu, TruSkool, Ishi Khan and Priya Gill for a very special workshop and open mic. 🎤✨
Register here ➡️ bit.ly/SAHMWEM
July 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
ONE WEEK left to register! 📝⌛
The South Asian Arts Show is next Saturday (!!) and we're super excited to be celebrating South Asian Heritage Month with you! 🫶 Join us, Jay Sandhu, TruSkool, Ishi Khan and Priya Gill for a very special workshop and open mic. 🎤✨
Register here ➡️ bit.ly/SAHMWEM
The South Asian Arts Show is next Saturday (!!) and we're super excited to be celebrating South Asian Heritage Month with you! 🫶 Join us, Jay Sandhu, TruSkool, Ishi Khan and Priya Gill for a very special workshop and open mic. 🎤✨
Register here ➡️ bit.ly/SAHMWEM
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Who came along to our masterclass on Saturday? Did you know we have two more coming up?! 👀
Now that you've got some novel-editing know-how under your belt, you might want to start looking at how to approach agents... Enter these two classes!
Find out more here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMSHOP
Now that you've got some novel-editing know-how under your belt, you might want to start looking at how to approach agents... Enter these two classes!
Find out more here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMSHOP
July 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Who came along to our masterclass on Saturday? Did you know we have two more coming up?! 👀
Now that you've got some novel-editing know-how under your belt, you might want to start looking at how to approach agents... Enter these two classes!
Find out more here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMSHOP
Now that you've got some novel-editing know-how under your belt, you might want to start looking at how to approach agents... Enter these two classes!
Find out more here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMSHOP
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Read our interview with founder Jeremy Poynting and associate fiction editor Jacob Ross from Leeds-based independent publisher Peepal Tree Press (@peepaltreepress.bsky.social), as they look back on 40 years of publishing Caribbean and Black British literature 👇
Peepal Tree Press reflects on 40 years of publishing
ebx.sh
June 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Read our interview with founder Jeremy Poynting and associate fiction editor Jacob Ross from Leeds-based independent publisher Peepal Tree Press (@peepaltreepress.bsky.social), as they look back on 40 years of publishing Caribbean and Black British literature 👇
A reminder that our fabulous 2024 shortlisted writers will be at @leedslitfest.bsky.social on Saturday - come say hello!
Delighted that our 2024 shortlisted writers will be appearing at a special showcase event @leedslitfest.bsky.social on Saturday 21 June at Hyde Park Book Club.
Hear them read from their submissions & discuss the challenges & opportunities for writers today.
www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/si-le...
Hear them read from their submissions & discuss the challenges & opportunities for writers today.
www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/si-le...
SI Leeds Literary Prize showcase
SI Leeds Literary Prize is the biennial award for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women writers. A national award
www.leedslitfest.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A reminder that our fabulous 2024 shortlisted writers will be at @leedslitfest.bsky.social on Saturday - come say hello!
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Call out for South Asian authors in Derby! 📢
Are you looking for a space to sell your books? The South Asian Arts Show is keen to platform your writing! If you want a table at the event to share your work, get in touch via the email below for more info ⏬
📧 Email: progs@writingeastmidlands.co.uk
Are you looking for a space to sell your books? The South Asian Arts Show is keen to platform your writing! If you want a table at the event to share your work, get in touch via the email below for more info ⏬
📧 Email: progs@writingeastmidlands.co.uk
June 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Call out for South Asian authors in Derby! 📢
Are you looking for a space to sell your books? The South Asian Arts Show is keen to platform your writing! If you want a table at the event to share your work, get in touch via the email below for more info ⏬
📧 Email: progs@writingeastmidlands.co.uk
Are you looking for a space to sell your books? The South Asian Arts Show is keen to platform your writing! If you want a table at the event to share your work, get in touch via the email below for more info ⏬
📧 Email: progs@writingeastmidlands.co.uk
The Alfred Fagon Award is the leading award for black British playwrights and the 2025 prize is now open for submissions!
The winning writer will receive £6,000 and excerpts from their winning play will be showcased at the award ceremony.
Enter by 31 Aug
www.alfredfagonaward.co.uk/awards/2025-...
The winning writer will receive £6,000 and excerpts from their winning play will be showcased at the award ceremony.
Enter by 31 Aug
www.alfredfagonaward.co.uk/awards/2025-...
2025 Award - Alfred Fagon Award
www.alfredfagonaward.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The Alfred Fagon Award is the leading award for black British playwrights and the 2025 prize is now open for submissions!
The winning writer will receive £6,000 and excerpts from their winning play will be showcased at the award ceremony.
Enter by 31 Aug
www.alfredfagonaward.co.uk/awards/2025-...
The winning writer will receive £6,000 and excerpts from their winning play will be showcased at the award ceremony.
Enter by 31 Aug
www.alfredfagonaward.co.uk/awards/2025-...
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@leedslitfest.bsky.social is back in June & we have 3 events here in the bookshop. #leeds #litfest
- Investigate the psychology of heartbreak with @rosiewilby.bsky.social
- #CosyCrime with debut author Mel Pennant
- #Windrush Day with Howard Gardner
Info & tickets: trumanbooks.co.uk/events
- Investigate the psychology of heartbreak with @rosiewilby.bsky.social
- #CosyCrime with debut author Mel Pennant
- #Windrush Day with Howard Gardner
Info & tickets: trumanbooks.co.uk/events
May 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
@leedslitfest.bsky.social is back in June & we have 3 events here in the bookshop. #leeds #litfest
- Investigate the psychology of heartbreak with @rosiewilby.bsky.social
- #CosyCrime with debut author Mel Pennant
- #Windrush Day with Howard Gardner
Info & tickets: trumanbooks.co.uk/events
- Investigate the psychology of heartbreak with @rosiewilby.bsky.social
- #CosyCrime with debut author Mel Pennant
- #Windrush Day with Howard Gardner
Info & tickets: trumanbooks.co.uk/events
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We have a cracker of an opportunity for aspiring TV writers - the @channel4tv.bsky.social Writing for TV Awards are now open and close on 8 June 2025. We are looking for unique talents, based in the North of England, who have never had a script published.
May 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We have a cracker of an opportunity for aspiring TV writers - the @channel4tv.bsky.social Writing for TV Awards are now open and close on 8 June 2025. We are looking for unique talents, based in the North of England, who have never had a script published.
The 2025 4thWrite Prize, a competition open to Black, Asian & minority ethnic writers living in the UK or Ireland, is open for submissions.
Deadline 8 June
Longlist announced 10 August, shortlist 30 September & winner in October (date tbc) at a prize ceremony in London.
www.4thestate.co.uk/prize/
Deadline 8 June
Longlist announced 10 August, shortlist 30 September & winner in October (date tbc) at a prize ceremony in London.
www.4thestate.co.uk/prize/
4th Estate and Guardian 4thWrite Prize 2025 - 4th Estate
4th Estate and The Guardian are thrilled to announce that the 2025 4thWrite Prize, a competition open to Black, Asian … Continued
www.4thestate.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The 2025 4thWrite Prize, a competition open to Black, Asian & minority ethnic writers living in the UK or Ireland, is open for submissions.
Deadline 8 June
Longlist announced 10 August, shortlist 30 September & winner in October (date tbc) at a prize ceremony in London.
www.4thestate.co.uk/prize/
Deadline 8 June
Longlist announced 10 August, shortlist 30 September & winner in October (date tbc) at a prize ceremony in London.
www.4thestate.co.uk/prize/
Delighted that our 2024 shortlisted writers will be appearing at a special showcase event @leedslitfest.bsky.social on Saturday 21 June at Hyde Park Book Club.
Hear them read from their submissions & discuss the challenges & opportunities for writers today.
www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/si-le...
Hear them read from their submissions & discuss the challenges & opportunities for writers today.
www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/si-le...
SI Leeds Literary Prize showcase
SI Leeds Literary Prize is the biennial award for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women writers. A national award
www.leedslitfest.co.uk
May 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Delighted that our 2024 shortlisted writers will be appearing at a special showcase event @leedslitfest.bsky.social on Saturday 21 June at Hyde Park Book Club.
Hear them read from their submissions & discuss the challenges & opportunities for writers today.
www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/si-le...
Hear them read from their submissions & discuss the challenges & opportunities for writers today.
www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/si-le...
Delighted to see our 2022 prize winner Suad Kamardeen chosen for this opportunity! 👏
April 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Delighted to see our 2022 prize winner Suad Kamardeen chosen for this opportunity! 👏
Writer-carers, a wonderful literary prize for you to check out 👇
In 2022 I launched a new literary prize for writer-carers (UK & ROI), the #Curae award. A wealth of wonderful prizes from across industry, publication and many entries. The second prize opened 1/02/25 and so far we have far fewer entries. There are around 7million unpaid carers: industry PLEASE help
January 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Writer-carers, a wonderful literary prize for you to check out 👇
Did you join us for the announcement of this year's prize winners?
Find out the results from the judges in this short film...
vimeo.com/1029962290
Find out the results from the judges in this short film...
vimeo.com/1029962290
2024 - Awards Film Short Version
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November 28, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Did you join us for the announcement of this year's prize winners?
Find out the results from the judges in this short film...
vimeo.com/1029962290
Find out the results from the judges in this short film...
vimeo.com/1029962290
We're delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 SI Leeds Literary Prize.
✨1st & SI Readers' Choice winner: Maeve Clarke, Trapped Between Two Worlds
✨2nd: Arathi Menon, Da
✨3rd: Jac Shreeves-Lee, The House that Jack Built and other stories
Congratulations to our winners!
✨1st & SI Readers' Choice winner: Maeve Clarke, Trapped Between Two Worlds
✨2nd: Arathi Menon, Da
✨3rd: Jac Shreeves-Lee, The House that Jack Built and other stories
Congratulations to our winners!
November 15, 2024 at 11:26 AM
We're delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 SI Leeds Literary Prize.
✨1st & SI Readers' Choice winner: Maeve Clarke, Trapped Between Two Worlds
✨2nd: Arathi Menon, Da
✨3rd: Jac Shreeves-Lee, The House that Jack Built and other stories
Congratulations to our winners!
✨1st & SI Readers' Choice winner: Maeve Clarke, Trapped Between Two Worlds
✨2nd: Arathi Menon, Da
✨3rd: Jac Shreeves-Lee, The House that Jack Built and other stories
Congratulations to our winners!
We're delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2024 SI Leeds Literary Prize, which features six wonderful writers. Congratulations! 🎉
The winners will be announced in an online ceremony on Wednesday 13 November, hosted by Ilkley Literature Festival.
www.sileedsliteraryprize.com/2024-shortli...
The winners will be announced in an online ceremony on Wednesday 13 November, hosted by Ilkley Literature Festival.
www.sileedsliteraryprize.com/2024-shortli...
September 6, 2024 at 2:54 PM
We're delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2024 SI Leeds Literary Prize, which features six wonderful writers. Congratulations! 🎉
The winners will be announced in an online ceremony on Wednesday 13 November, hosted by Ilkley Literature Festival.
www.sileedsliteraryprize.com/2024-shortli...
The winners will be announced in an online ceremony on Wednesday 13 November, hosted by Ilkley Literature Festival.
www.sileedsliteraryprize.com/2024-shortli...