We are CROWDFUNDING for 2022 - we either need to match 10% of ACE funding (if successful) or if not, we will use this money to run workshops in the UK and online, and also print an amazing anthology of experimental work.
If you can help us with even £5, please visit our campaign.
There are lots of other incentives too. Thanks for supporting streetcake!
If you can help us with even £5, please visit our campaign.
There are lots of other incentives too. Thanks for supporting streetcake!
our prize is currently closed but we hope to run the prize again in 2022, subject to funding!
here are the placed writers for our 2021 prize!
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-1 specific postcard (please email us to let us know which one you would like) - £1.50
-4 random postcards - £3
-All 16 postcards - £9
This is UK only but you can contact us for EU postage rates. We have limited stock.
Example postcards
2021 shortlisted writers
Fiction
Rosa Chalfen / Viktoria Dakill / Abdullah Asad Iqbal / Megan Holland / Petra Palkovacsova / Sapphire Jones / Dominique Gracia / JP Seabright / Kathanne Easton / Max Henninger / Richard Moon / Rosaleen Lynch / Catherine O'Neill / David Wright
Poetry
Teo Eve / Jack Cooper / Yvette Naden / Elspeth Wilson / Haley Jenkins / Siobhan Dunlop / Belinda Bradley /
Gabrielle Cracknell / Aysegul Yildirim / Imogen Davies / Maritsa Baksh / Arden Fitzroy / Sarah James /
Joyce Walker / Lynda Nash / Michał Kamil Piotrowski / Charlotte Ljung / JP Seabright / Rachael Charlotte /
L Kiew / David Felix / Nathan Evans / Kirsty Fox / S K Grout / Claire HM / Steven Antalics / Al Crow / Ilias Tsagas /
Rosaleen Lynch / Katie Margaret Hall / JE Rowney / Kayleigh Cassidy
Fiction
Rosa Chalfen / Viktoria Dakill / Abdullah Asad Iqbal / Megan Holland / Petra Palkovacsova / Sapphire Jones / Dominique Gracia / JP Seabright / Kathanne Easton / Max Henninger / Richard Moon / Rosaleen Lynch / Catherine O'Neill / David Wright
Poetry
Teo Eve / Jack Cooper / Yvette Naden / Elspeth Wilson / Haley Jenkins / Siobhan Dunlop / Belinda Bradley /
Gabrielle Cracknell / Aysegul Yildirim / Imogen Davies / Maritsa Baksh / Arden Fitzroy / Sarah James /
Joyce Walker / Lynda Nash / Michał Kamil Piotrowski / Charlotte Ljung / JP Seabright / Rachael Charlotte /
L Kiew / David Felix / Nathan Evans / Kirsty Fox / S K Grout / Claire HM / Steven Antalics / Al Crow / Ilias Tsagas /
Rosaleen Lynch / Katie Margaret Hall / JE Rowney / Kayleigh Cassidy
QUERIES/CONTACT
if you have any queries about the prize, please email: streetcakeprize@gmail.com
if you have any queries about the prize, please email: streetcakeprize@gmail.com
ABOUT THE PRIZE
this prize is aimed at writers based in the UK and EU who are responding creatively and experimenting with the literature mold. with this prize, we seek to identify, recognise and develop writers’ careers in the genres of short fiction and poetry. we are supported by Arts Council England, Writers’ Centre Kingston, and Selcouth Station Press. this will be our third year of running this amazing prize.
there are two age categories (18-30 and 31 and over) 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.
PRIZES
- 1st place: six personalised mentoring sessions, book bundles, networking and performance/exhibition opportunities.
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- 2nd place: two online personalised mentoring sessions from the streetcake editors, networking and book bundles.
- 3rd place: one email feedback session from the streetcake editors and book bundles.
- 4th place: book bundles.
- all winning entrants published in the anthology.
JUDGES
our amazing 2021 judges and mentors:
our amazing 2021 judges and mentors:
poetry - karenjit sandhu
Karenjit Sandhu is a poet, artist and teacher. Her debut poetry collection young girls! will be released later this year by the 87 Press. Forthcoming publications include flowers won’t grow in collaboration with SJ Fowler (Sampson Low, 2021), and The Irritating Archive (Guillemot Press, 2022). Her poems have recently been published in the anthology Judith: Women Making Visual Poetry (Timglaset Editions, 2021). Her work has also appeared in Magma in collaboration with Ryan Ormonde (2020), Writing Utopia (Hesterglock Press, 2020), Nemeses (HVTN Press, 2019) and Para-text (2019). Karenjit’s poetry is available online at Digital Poetics (87 Press, 2020), Junction Box (2020) and DATABLEED (2019). She has collaborated with the Sir Denis Mahon Foundation, Institute of Contemporary Arts and Flat Time House (London), Arnolfini (Bristol) and Galerie Eric Dupont (Paris). She has also written for The Blue Notebook: Journal for Artists’ Books, and her artworks have been exhibited at The Showroom (London) and Galerie éof (Paris). She is currently working towards a PhD in irritating artistic and poetic practices.
W: https://linktr.ee/k_ren_s_ndhu
T: @k_ren_sandhu
Karenjit Sandhu is a poet, artist and teacher. Her debut poetry collection young girls! will be released later this year by the 87 Press. Forthcoming publications include flowers won’t grow in collaboration with SJ Fowler (Sampson Low, 2021), and The Irritating Archive (Guillemot Press, 2022). Her poems have recently been published in the anthology Judith: Women Making Visual Poetry (Timglaset Editions, 2021). Her work has also appeared in Magma in collaboration with Ryan Ormonde (2020), Writing Utopia (Hesterglock Press, 2020), Nemeses (HVTN Press, 2019) and Para-text (2019). Karenjit’s poetry is available online at Digital Poetics (87 Press, 2020), Junction Box (2020) and DATABLEED (2019). She has collaborated with the Sir Denis Mahon Foundation, Institute of Contemporary Arts and Flat Time House (London), Arnolfini (Bristol) and Galerie Eric Dupont (Paris). She has also written for The Blue Notebook: Journal for Artists’ Books, and her artworks have been exhibited at The Showroom (London) and Galerie éof (Paris). She is currently working towards a PhD in irritating artistic and poetic practices.
W: https://linktr.ee/k_ren_s_ndhu
T: @k_ren_sandhu
poetry - astra papachristodoulou
Astra Papachristodoulou is a poet, visual artist and curator with focus in the experimental tradition. She is currently a PhD researcher and tutor at the University of Surrey with a focus in Sculptural Poetics and Neo-Futurism, and her work has been published in various magazines including Ambit Magazine, The Times and Magma Poetry. Astra is the founder of Poem Atlas and has curated numerous online and in-gallery exhibitions of visual poetry in the UK. She is the author of several poetry books including Stargazing (Guillemot Press) and Bunnies Behind Bars (KFS Press).
Web: www.astranaut.co.uk
T: @heyastranaut
Astra Papachristodoulou is a poet, visual artist and curator with focus in the experimental tradition. She is currently a PhD researcher and tutor at the University of Surrey with a focus in Sculptural Poetics and Neo-Futurism, and her work has been published in various magazines including Ambit Magazine, The Times and Magma Poetry. Astra is the founder of Poem Atlas and has curated numerous online and in-gallery exhibitions of visual poetry in the UK. She is the author of several poetry books including Stargazing (Guillemot Press) and Bunnies Behind Bars (KFS Press).
Web: www.astranaut.co.uk
T: @heyastranaut
fiction - anita goveas
Anita Goveas is British-Asian, London-based, and fuelled by strong coffee and paneer jalfrezi. She was first published in the 2016 London Short Story Prize anthology, most recently in Little Fiction and Gone Lawn. She’s on the editorial team at Flashback Fiction, an editor at Mythic Picnic’s Twitter zine. She was a tutor on the 'A Brief Pause' programme from Dahlia Publishing Her debut flash collection, ‘Families and other natural disasters’, is available from Reflex Press.
Web: https://coffeeandpaneer.wordpress.com/
T: @coffeeandpaneer
Anita Goveas is British-Asian, London-based, and fuelled by strong coffee and paneer jalfrezi. She was first published in the 2016 London Short Story Prize anthology, most recently in Little Fiction and Gone Lawn. She’s on the editorial team at Flashback Fiction, an editor at Mythic Picnic’s Twitter zine. She was a tutor on the 'A Brief Pause' programme from Dahlia Publishing Her debut flash collection, ‘Families and other natural disasters’, is available from Reflex Press.
Web: https://coffeeandpaneer.wordpress.com/
T: @coffeeandpaneer
fiction - jarred mcginnis
Jarred McGinnis' debut novel ‘The Coward’ is published by Canongate (July 2021). Jarred 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: https://jarredmcginnis.com
T: @JarredMcGinnis
Jarred McGinnis' debut novel ‘The Coward’ is published by Canongate (July 2021). Jarred 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: https://jarredmcginnis.com
T: @JarredMcGinnis
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TESTIMONIALS
"Winning the prize has given me the confidence to devote myself to creative writing in a meaningful way. The mentoring I have received has been so crucial in helping me to expand my ideas and discover the direction I want to take my writing in."
-Alex Gray, Fiction 24-30 first place winner 2020
"Since completing the mentoring sessions, I have had my poetry accepted by a number of journals and am working towards my first collection—I don’t think I would have been able to achieve this without all the support from everyone at Streetcake Magazine."
-EJ Coates, 18-23 first place winner 2020
"The experimental nature of the prize creates a space where I found that I was able - and encouraged - to think of writing in new ways and take risks. Jarred and Streetcake have introduced me to many new authors and influences, and my confidence and abilities have only improved since winning the award last year. I would encourage anyone to apply."
-Beth Simcock, 18-23 first place winner 2020
"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. 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 my writing. I have found my voice and can’t wait to continue working on pieces that break the norms."
-Leia Butler, Poetry 18-21 first place winner 2019
"Winning the prize has given me the confidence to devote myself to creative writing in a meaningful way. The mentoring I have received has been so crucial in helping me to expand my ideas and discover the direction I want to take my writing in."
-Alex Gray, Fiction 24-30 first place winner 2020
"Since completing the mentoring sessions, I have had my poetry accepted by a number of journals and am working towards my first collection—I don’t think I would have been able to achieve this without all the support from everyone at Streetcake Magazine."
-EJ Coates, 18-23 first place winner 2020
"The experimental nature of the prize creates a space where I found that I was able - and encouraged - to think of writing in new ways and take risks. Jarred and Streetcake have introduced me to many new authors and influences, and my confidence and abilities have only improved since winning the award last year. I would encourage anyone to apply."
-Beth Simcock, 18-23 first place winner 2020
"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. 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 my writing. I have found my voice and can’t wait to continue working on pieces that break the norms."
-Leia Butler, Poetry 18-21 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.
