Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2022

The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award was launched in 2007 and is one of the main Awards in the UK for new writing talent. It is an outlet for expression and a platform for poets and authors across the globe to showcase their work through publication, prize money and exposure.

• Our alumni includes winners and shortlistees for the Cost Book Award, National Poetry Competition, TS Eliot Prize and Foward Prize. We receive submissions from across the globe, from both established and emerging writers, including editors and board members of Magma, Poetry London, Verve Poetry Press and more.
• The Aesthetica Creative Award is supported by some of the biggest names in the literary world, including The Poetry Society, Granta, VINTAGE, and Redhammer Management.
• Prizes include: £2,500 awarded to both the Poetry and Short Fiction winners, and publication within the inspiring Aesthetica Creative Writing Anthology, which is awarded to 60 writers, shortlisted by a prestigious judging panel.

Entry Fee: Poetry £12 | Short Fiction £18