Stroud Book Festival

The judges will present the following prizes: £1,000 to the author (aged 21+) of the winning entry. £500 / £300 / £200 to the winner and runners-up in a young person’s category (16–20 years)

The competition is open to anyone who has not previously published a full-length work snd anyone who works or goes to school or university in Gloucestershire or South Gloucestershire, as well as those who live there full time or were born there.

Laurie Lee Prize

The competition is open to anyone who has not previously published a full-length work, and who currently lives full time in Gloucestershire or was born there. Under the age of 25

Prose entries must be a maximum of 1,500 words (there is no minimum).

21+ Category

Poetry entries must comprise no more than 125 lines across a maximum of five poems. We want to see a range of the entrants’ work, so any single poem entries of less than 70 lines will be disqualified. An ideal entry would consist of three to five short poems or one or two long poems. Titles and verse breaks do not count towards the line total.

Laurie Lee Prize

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