Writer? Artist? Take a look at these creative competitions
Published on 23 May 13
Three art and writing competitions to while away your summer
Manchester writing competition
Be in with the chance of winning £10,000 for your poetry portfolio or piece of short fiction. Now in its sixth year, under the direction of poet-laureate Carol Ann Duffy, the competition is a fantastic opportunity to have your work read by some of the most illustrious names in the literary world. The deadlines for entries is Friday 30th August. For more details visit Manchester writing competition.
Council for Assisting Refugee Academics 80th Anniversary art competition: Academic freedom
The Art of Resistance: Defending Academic Freedom is an art competition held as part of CARA’s 80th Anniversary Fellowship Campaign. Originally set up to assist Jewish academics fleeing nazism, with the support of leading British academics including Manchester's own Ernest Rutherford and A.V. Hill, CARA continues to campaign for the rights of academic and artistic freedom around the world.
To enter, you'll need to contribute an A5 piece of artwork on the theme of "academic freedom". Email campaign.cara@lsbu.ac.uk for a competition pack. All submissions will be exhibited online and entered into a charity auction to support the CARA Fellowship Campaign. Prizes of £1000, £500 and £250 will be awarded for three artworks best depicting the theme.
UCAS and the Times writing competition
The Times invites you to describe the joys and demands of studying for a degree in a writing competition launched in collaboration with UCAS UCAS. You will need to explain why you chose your degree subject and say what it has been like to immerse yourself in learning at a higher level.
A prize of £5,000 will be awarded to the best entry. Additional cash prizes will be awarded to the best entries from four categories of degree subject: science, technology, engineering and maths; arts and humanities; social sciences; and business and vocational degree courses.
For more information and to enter, visit the Times Writing Competition website.
Winners from each category will also be invited to spend a day at The Times and be given free digital subscription to The Times for six months. Winning entries will be also published online by The Times.