BlackInk New Writing Competition 2023
Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage and Writing East Midlands are looking for creative writers from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora to submit short stories for the 2023 edition of BlackInk Writing Competition.
The initiative seeks to showcase new short fiction; applicants are invited to submit stories of up to 2,000 words for consideration. Two winning short stories will be published in issue four BlackInk magazine for Black History Month in October 2023 and each writer will receive £500 in prize money.
In addition, both writers will be given free entry to The Writers’ Conference, which is organised annually by Writing East Midlands to give new writers access to leading publishing industry professionals.
To apply for this competition applicants should:
- Complete the application form including a short biography.
- Submit a finished short story, a maximum of 2,000 words. The story should be fiction, written as prose, previously unpublished and the applicant’s own original idea.
- Deadline for applications: Monday 27 March 2023, 5pm (BST)
Website: https://www.serendipity-uk.com/events/blackink-new-writing-competition-2023/
Application Form: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1Xi9cR7LhTa-03N-Gw-ugigfo6yh
Two awards of £500 are available, winning stories will be published as part of BlackInk magazine in October 2023.
As the award aims to redress the underrepresentation of Black writers, applicants must be from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora.
Applicants must be over 18 years old.
The competition is open to applicants internationally.
