ABOUT THE PRIZE
this prize is aimed at writers (18-30 years old), who are responding creatively and experimenting with the literature mold. with this prize, we seek to identify, recognise and develop young writers’ careers in the
genres of short fiction and poetry.
some things we love: new forms, unconventional ideas, funny and dark content, imaginative
presentations, concrete and asemic writing, strong imagery, and much more! please read some of what streetcake has published or order last year’s anthology (see below) to give you an idea of what we mean by
‘experimental’ as this will give you a better chance of being one of our winners!
we are supported by the Arts Council England, Writers’ Centre Kingston, Fly on the Wall Press and
Selcouth Station Press. we have been publishing quality experimental writing on our website for over
eleven years and we’re looking forward to supporting more writers in their writing careers.
there are two age categories (18-23 and 24-30) in each category of short fiction and poetry, which
means there are four overall first place winners. we also award second-fourth places in each category.
the submission period opens on april 6th 2020 and closes on 1st july 2020.
ENTRY INFO
the entry fee is £1 for one entry (£1.75 for 2 poems/stories and £2.25 for 3 poems).
*there are some limited sponsored entries available. please email us at: streetcakeprize@gmail.com
to let us know if you would like one of these spots before sending your entry through.
each entrant can enter up to 2 pieces of fiction and 3 poems. you can only enter once in each category.
entrants must be UK residents (but not necessarily UK nationals).
you must email the ENTRY INFORMATION and monitoring info to us with your entry (see RULES).
please ensure you read the PRIZE RULES for full details on entering. it is important you read all of the
eligibility and copyright information prior to entering. after this, please send your payment and entry/ies to: streetcakeprize@gmail.com with the accompanying information about yourself.
ENTER THE 2020 PRIZE
we have also put together some FAQs
if you want to spread the word about our prize, you can download this flyer
*please note that submissions that do not follow our guidelines will be disqualified. any entries for the
prize should be sent to the prize email, not our general magazine email account.
if you want to spread the word about our prize, you can download this flyer
*please note that submissions that do not follow our guidelines will be disqualified. any entries for the
prize should be sent to the prize email, not our general magazine email account.
QUERIES/CONTACT
if you have any queries about the prize or wish to enter the prize (after reading the rules and FAQs),
please email: streetcakeprize@gmail.com
PRIZES
PLEASE READ THE RULES FOR FULL DETAILS OF PRIZES
if you have any queries about the prize or wish to enter the prize (after reading the rules and FAQs),
please email: streetcakeprize@gmail.com
PRIZES
- the first place winners receive: six personalised mentoring sessions from our experienced judges,
- book bundles, networking and performance/exhibition opportunities.
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- the second place winners receive: two online personalised mentoring sessions from the
- streetcake editors, networking and book bundles.
- the third place winners receive: written feedback on their entry from the streetcake editors
- and book bundles.
- the fourth place winners receive: book bundles.
- all winning entrants are also published in a hardcopy anthology.
PLEASE READ THE RULES FOR FULL DETAILS OF PRIZES
JUDGES
our amazing 2020 judges and mentors:
our amazing 2020 judges and mentors:
poetry - sascha akhtar
Sascha Aurora Akhtar is a poet of the liminal; a performer with a background in Butoh, Music, Film & Photography. To Sascha, all is magic and she spends a great deal of time talking about this with her students, mentees & audiences at universities, centres for poetry & performance spaces. Sascha has been published by Salt UK, Shearsman UK, Contraband UK, Emma Press, Knives, Forks & Spoons Press & ZimZalla UK; she has six collections of poetry available. Her first book of translations is upcoming with Oxford University Press, India and her first fiction collection is to be published in Autumn 2020. She works with energy in all things, especially poetry & considers herself a "Pakistani-British-American" : both these things are reflected in her work. She has been writing and performing internationally for two decades. All upcoming performance and teaching engagements are listed on her author page. Poems For Eliot from #LoveLikeBlood was named the number one poem of the last five years in Poetry Wales in the summer of 2019. She is the recipient of a #DYCP grant from the Arts Council England.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ChoisirLeMotJuste/
T: @AkhtarSascha
Sascha Aurora Akhtar is a poet of the liminal; a performer with a background in Butoh, Music, Film & Photography. To Sascha, all is magic and she spends a great deal of time talking about this with her students, mentees & audiences at universities, centres for poetry & performance spaces. Sascha has been published by Salt UK, Shearsman UK, Contraband UK, Emma Press, Knives, Forks & Spoons Press & ZimZalla UK; she has six collections of poetry available. Her first book of translations is upcoming with Oxford University Press, India and her first fiction collection is to be published in Autumn 2020. She works with energy in all things, especially poetry & considers herself a "Pakistani-British-American" : both these things are reflected in her work. She has been writing and performing internationally for two decades. All upcoming performance and teaching engagements are listed on her author page. Poems For Eliot from #LoveLikeBlood was named the number one poem of the last five years in Poetry Wales in the summer of 2019. She is the recipient of a #DYCP grant from the Arts Council England.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ChoisirLeMotJuste/
T: @AkhtarSascha
poetry - astra papachristodoulou
Astra Papachristodoulou is a poet, artist and curator with focus in the experimental tradition. She is the author of several poetry pamphlets including Stargazing (Guillemot Press) and Blockplay (Hesterglock Press) and her work has been published at various magazines including Ambit Magazine, The Tangerine and Eborakon Journal. Astra has curated several visual poetry exhibitions across the UK as part of Poem Atlas and her work has been showcased at the National Poetry Library and the Poetry Society’s Café. She is currently working towards a PhD in Neo-futurist Poetics at the University of Surrey.
Web: www.astranaut.co.uk
T: @heyastranaut
Astra Papachristodoulou is a poet, artist and curator with focus in the experimental tradition. She is the author of several poetry pamphlets including Stargazing (Guillemot Press) and Blockplay (Hesterglock Press) and her work has been published at various magazines including Ambit Magazine, The Tangerine and Eborakon Journal. Astra has curated several visual poetry exhibitions across the UK as part of Poem Atlas and her work has been showcased at the National Poetry Library and the Poetry Society’s Café. She is currently working towards a PhD in Neo-futurist Poetics at the University of Surrey.
Web: www.astranaut.co.uk
T: @heyastranaut
fiction - nik perring
Nik Perring is a prize-winning short story writer and the author of five books. His work has appeared in many fine places all over the world including Smokelong, Word Riot, 3 :AM Magazine, Across The Margain, and Short Fiction. Nik is also an editor and a teacher of writing, working with adults and children, in primary schools, high schools, colleges, universities and the BBC. He’s Writer in Residence for Sheffield’s Year of Reading.
Web: www.nikperring.com
T: @nikperring
Nik Perring is a prize-winning short story writer and the author of five books. His work has appeared in many fine places all over the world including Smokelong, Word Riot, 3 :AM Magazine, Across The Margain, and Short Fiction. Nik is also an editor and a teacher of writing, working with adults and children, in primary schools, high schools, colleges, universities and the BBC. He’s Writer in Residence for Sheffield’s Year of Reading.
Web: www.nikperring.com
T: @nikperring
fiction - jarred mcginnis
Jarred McGinnis is the co-founder of The Special Relationship, which was chosen for the British Council’s International Literature Showcase. He was the creative director for ‘Moby-Dick Unabridged‘, a four-day immersive multimedia reading of Herman Melville’s ‘Moby-Dick’ at the Southbank Centre, involving hundreds of participants. His short fiction has been commissioned for BBC Radio 4 and appeared in respected journals in the UK, Canada, USA and Ireland. He is or has been an Associate Writer for Spread the Word, a mentor for the Word Factory, a fellow of the London Library’s T S Eliot Emerging Writer Programme and a Writer-in-Residence for First Story. His debut will be published by Canongate in 2021. He also has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence, but mostly he inspires the able-bodied by using public transport and taking his daughters to the playground.
Web: http://wickedtomocktheafflicted.com/
T: @JarredMcGinnis
Jarred McGinnis is the co-founder of The Special Relationship, which was chosen for the British Council’s International Literature Showcase. He was the creative director for ‘Moby-Dick Unabridged‘, a four-day immersive multimedia reading of Herman Melville’s ‘Moby-Dick’ at the Southbank Centre, involving hundreds of participants. His short fiction has been commissioned for BBC Radio 4 and appeared in respected journals in the UK, Canada, USA and Ireland. He is or has been an Associate Writer for Spread the Word, a mentor for the Word Factory, a fellow of the London Library’s T S Eliot Emerging Writer Programme and a Writer-in-Residence for First Story. His debut will be published by Canongate in 2021. He also has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence, but mostly he inspires the able-bodied by using public transport and taking his daughters to the playground.
Web: http://wickedtomocktheafflicted.com/
T: @JarredMcGinnis
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BUY THE 2019 ANTHOLOGY In these difficult times, 50% of any sales will go to The Trussell Trust. Thank you! Download a SAMPLE PDF before you buy UK 1 anthology is £7.50 inc p&p (2nd class Royal Mail) 2 anthologies are £14.00 inc p&p 3 anthologies are £18.00 inc p&p EUROPE 1 x anthology is £8.50 inc p&p WORLDWIDE Please contact us at: streetcakeprize@gmail.com for prices. We will post as soon as we can but will need to ensure it is safe for postage carriers. |
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TESTIMONIALS
"The Streetcake Experimental Writing Prize has been such a huge boost in confidence as a writer starting out. Not only was it nice to win something but having a winner's event and opportunities for development through the mentoring sessions and feedback groups has been so helpful. Nik was a great mentor and knew how to give me open, honest feedback that was tailored to my writing style. It has been a big part of my journey as an emerging writer."
-Sarah Loverock (Dean), Fiction 18-21 first place winner 2019
"The Streetcake Experimental Writing Prize experience has encouraged me to be so much more creative than I ever thought I could be. It has pushed me to be bolder and experiment with me writing. After winning the prize, my mentor sessions have pushed my poetry to the next level and I am no longer afraid to be different with my work. I have found my voice and can’t wait to continue working on pieces that break the poetry norms. "
-Leia Butler, Poetry 18-21 first place winner 2019
"Winning the Streetcake Experimental Writing Prize has been the turning point in my writing career. I could never have imagined the opportunities it has given me in terms of performing and publishing my poetry. I think it is one of the most vital and forward-thinking writing prizes in the UK."
-Michael Sutton, Poetry 22-26 first place winner 2019
"The Streetcake Experimental Writing Prize has been such a huge boost in confidence as a writer starting out. Not only was it nice to win something but having a winner's event and opportunities for development through the mentoring sessions and feedback groups has been so helpful. Nik was a great mentor and knew how to give me open, honest feedback that was tailored to my writing style. It has been a big part of my journey as an emerging writer."
-Sarah Loverock (Dean), Fiction 18-21 first place winner 2019
"The Streetcake Experimental Writing Prize experience has encouraged me to be so much more creative than I ever thought I could be. It has pushed me to be bolder and experiment with me writing. After winning the prize, my mentor sessions have pushed my poetry to the next level and I am no longer afraid to be different with my work. I have found my voice and can’t wait to continue working on pieces that break the poetry norms. "
-Leia Butler, Poetry 18-21 first place winner 2019
"Winning the Streetcake Experimental Writing Prize has been the turning point in my writing career. I could never have imagined the opportunities it has given me in terms of performing and publishing my poetry. I think it is one of the most vital and forward-thinking writing prizes in the UK."
-Michael Sutton, Poetry 22-26 first place winner 2019
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING:
joe ruddock, sam ruddock, alec newman of kfs press, isabelle kenyon, haley jenkins, spread the word,
sj fowler, leone ross, the helpful staff at ACE, people who have given support to the prize, and our passionate judges.
joe ruddock, sam ruddock, alec newman of kfs press, isabelle kenyon, haley jenkins, spread the word,
sj fowler, leone ross, the helpful staff at ACE, people who have given support to the prize, and our passionate judges.
