Two diversity opportunities 2008
Magazine
The Complete Works
Are you a Black or Asian poet, committed to producing a full-length poetry collection?
Closing date 21 March 2008
Open to UK residents only
The Complete Works is a national two-year development programme for advanced Black and Asian poets, offering a tailored programme of support and professional development; an individually assigned poet-mentor; access to seminars, critical reading sessions, and meet-the-editor events; and an annual week at Arvon.
Decibel Penguin Prize 2008
Closing date 7 April 2008
Open to all UK residents
The third Decibel Penguin Prize is a competition for new writers, and winning entries will be published in a Penguin anthology in November 2008. Writers are asked to submit true stories that illuminate the complexities, challenges and joys of having a mixed heritage.
Competition entries must be; between 1000 and 5000 words in length, non-fiction personal accounts of the experience of immigration to the UK, and aimed at an adult readership. There is no age limit for authors, who must not have had a full-length book published.
