Open for anyone in the world over 17 years of age.
There are prizes totalling £4,600 and all winning and shortlisted stories and poems are published as an anthology.
SHORT STORY & POETRY COMPETITION MAIN PRIZES – £1500
2nd PRIZES – £300
3rd PRIZES – £200
CYGNATURE SHORT STORY & POETRY PRIZES – £200
The University of Bedfordshire is sponsoring the Cygnature Prizes for young writers aged 17-25 yrs
BEDFORD SHORT STORY & POETRY PRIZES – £100
All submissions are entered in the Main Prize.