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POETRY & FICTION COMPETITIONS

Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2023

Enter poetry and short fiction in the annual £5,000 international literary prize. The annual international Aesthetica Creative Writing Award invites entries of innovative new poetry and short fiction. Aesthetica is particularly interested in works that reflect on our ever-changing world.

The winner in each category will receive £2,500, a five-day Arvon course and a year’s subscription to Granta and Mslexia. The poetry winner will receive a six-week writing poetry course

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