Like writing and sharing your thoughts about new media and the digital?
Open to all worldwide, this prize wants to highlight inspiring work, raise awareness and provoke discussion about new media writing, the future of the 'written' word and storytelling.
Come, showcase your writing skills and digital knowledge through exciting and creative stories and poetry that integrates digital media today!
Now in its third year, the New Media Writing Prize is awarded for:
- Excellent storytelling (fiction or non-fiction) creativity
- Work written specifically for delivery and reading/viewing via digital media
- Entries can include work in the form of short story, novel, documentary or poetry using words, images, film and/or animation with audience interaction. In addition to the main prize (open to all), there is a student award and, new for 2012, a People's Choice prize.
Stories, poetry, other kinds of narrative written especially for digital media. Multi-media and reader-interactivity are key aspects we are looking for. Breaking new ground in story telling. Aimed at all writers, not necessarily professionals.
Judging Criteria:
The judges will be looking for the following:
- Innovative use of new media to create an engaging, satisfying narrative or poem
- Ease of accessibility for the reader/viewer
- Effective use of interactive elements
- An example of how new media can do things traditional media can't
- The potential to reach out to an wide audience, i.e. not just specialist interest groups
Prizes:
- Overall Winner
- Student Winner (prize donated by if:book)
- People's Choice (prize donated by Arts Bournemouth)
Eligibility:
Open to all, internationally
Application Details:
- Click here to download the Rules of the competition
- Each entry should be submitted by email to submissions@newmediawritingprize.co.uk by Oct. 5, 2012, Friday at noon (GMT).
- Each emailed entry should contain an active URL for the judges to access your work. However if your entry is for viewing on a mobile phone or other electronic device, please provide clear instructions on how to view your piece.
- It is important that you read and understand the Competition Rules. Your entry will be disqualified if you do not comply with these Rules.
- Click on "Go Compete" on the left for more information
- Entry is free
