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SI Leeds Literary Prize is a biennial national award for unpublished fiction by UK based Black and Asian women writers. 2024 winner: Maeve Clarke.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/
Are you a Black writer or a writer of colour based in Scotland?
The Scottish BPOC Writers Network has shared a call for blog posts on the theme ‘Speaking with the ancestors’.
scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-blo...
The Scottish BPOC Writers Network has shared a call for blog posts on the theme ‘Speaking with the ancestors’.
scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-blo...
Call for Blog Pitches! – for December 2025-February 2026 - Scottish BPOC Writers Network
Upcoming paid opportunities for writers of colour in Scotland to contribute to our blog!
scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Are you a Black writer or a writer of colour based in Scotland?
The Scottish BPOC Writers Network has shared a call for blog posts on the theme ‘Speaking with the ancestors’.
scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-blo...
The Scottish BPOC Writers Network has shared a call for blog posts on the theme ‘Speaking with the ancestors’.
scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-blo...
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-...
@inpressbooks.bsky.social
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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!