Thanks to the enormous generosity of our partners, the 2025 competition will award £20,000 worth of cash and professional development prizes.
Poetry
Platinum
- £75 cash prize
- Chapter & Verse mentorship and manuscript assessment via The Literary Consultancy, plus one year's Being A Writer membership
- Faber Academy Advanced Poetry masterclass
- One year's membership from The Poetry Society
Gold
- £50 cash prize
- Manuscript assessment via The Literary Consultancy
- Poetry School online masterclass
- A copy of the The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook or writing guide
- One year's membership from The Poetry Society
Silver
- £25 cash prize
- Manuscript assessment & coaching from The Writing Coach
- Creative Future online course
- One year's membership from The Poetry Society
Bronze
- Poetry School manuscript assessment and feedback session
- Creative Future online course
- One year's membership to The Poetry Society
Highly Commended
- A copy of the The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook or writing guide
- Creative Future online course
- One year's membership to The Poetry Society
Fiction
Platinum
- £75 cash prize
- Curtis Brown Creative mentorship
- One year's Being A Writer membership from The Literary Consultancy
- Writing A Novel course with Faber Academy
- One year's membership with Society of Authors
Gold
- £50 cash prize
- Manuscript assessment via The Literary Consultancy
- Curtis Brown Creative Writing Your Novel course
- A copy of The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook or writing guide
- One year's membership from the Society of Authors
Silver
- £25 cash prize
- Manuscript assessment and coaching from The Writing Coach
- Creative Future online course
- One year's membership from the Society of Authors
Bronze
- Mentoring & manuscript assessment from Booksmiths London
- Creative Future online course
- One year's membership to Writers HQ
Highly Commended
- A copy of the The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook or writing guide
- Creative Future online course
- One year's membership to Writers HQ
Creative Non-Fiction
Platinum
- £75 cash prize
- Chapter & Verse mentorship and manuscript assessment via The Literary Consultancy, plus one year's Being A Writer membership
- Faber Academy’s Writing A Memoir or Writing Creative Non-Fiction masterclass
- One year's membership with Society of Authors
Gold
- £50 cash prize
- Manuscript assessment via The Literary Consultancy
- Curtis Brown Creative Writing a Memoir course
- A copy of The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook writing guide
- One year's membership from the Society of Authors
Silver
- £25 cash prize
- Manuscript assessment & coaching from The Writing Coach
- Creative Future online course
- One year's membership from the Society of Authors
Bronze
- Writers' & Artists' Opening Chapters manuscript assessment & feedback session
- Creative Future online course
- One year's membership to Writers HQ
Highly Commended
- A copy of a The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook or writing guide
- Creative Future online course
- One year's membership to Writers HQ
Joint prizes
All winners will also:
- Receive one year's membership to Jericho Writers
- Receive one year's membership to Writers Online
- Receive a copy of our Pitching To Agents guide
- Be published in the award anthology alongside our 2025 judges
- Read their work at our high profile showcase event alongside the judges, as part of the London Literature Festival 2025
- Be invited to our Writer’s Day event as part of the London Literature Festival
- Receive ongoing support, advice, and signposting from Creative Future
No professional development prizes can be exchanged for cash. Award winners may need to conduct meetings or mentoring via phone, email, or video conferencing. Please note that prizes are subject to change as we develop award partnerships.