Cinnamon Press competitions offer writers in different genres excellent publication opportunities. One of our competition winning poetry collections, for example, was short-listed for the Forward Prize and anther for the Jerwood Aldeburgh prize, while Cinnamon competition winner, Jane McKie won best first book of the year in the Sundial Scottish Arts Award 2008 for Morocco Rococo, demonstrating the ability of the competitions to allow fine new writing to emerge.

Poetry Collection Award £100

The aim of this award is to provide a platform for new voices in poetry.

The winning author has his/her poetry collection published with Cinnamon Press and receives a prize of £100. We also publish an anthology of the best poems submitted and entry includes a copy of the winners' anthology. We often commission other collections as a result

Short Story Award: £100

The competition is open to new and published authors.

The first prize for a story between 2,000 and 4,000 words is £100 & publication. Up to ten runners up stories' are also published in the winners' anthology. Entry includes a copy of the winners' anthology.

Further details here.

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