Applications open for the New Media Writing Prize Competition
The application period for the 2024 New Media Writing Prize is now open. This prestigious award aims to encourage and showcase excellence in new-media writing, paving the way for the evolution of the written word and interactive storytelling. The competition is organized by the New Media Writing Prize CIC, with support and sponsorship from the Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation (“BU”) Faculty of Media and Communication, the University of Birmingham, One-to-One Development, Wonderbox Digital, and FIPP Media, alongside a generous contribution from if:book UK/Chris Meade.
Requirements – New Media Writing Prize Competition
The new media writing prize competition welcomes participants from all backgrounds, including students, professionals, artists, writers, developers, designers, and enthusiasts. It is an international contest, open to individuals outside the UK, although entries must be submitted in English. The New Media Writing Prize seeks compelling storytelling, whether fiction or non-fiction, specifically crafted for presentation and engagement on a PC or Mac, the web, or portable devices such as iPads or smartphones. Submissions may include short stories, novels, poems, narrative games, documentaries, or transmedia works that incorporate words, images, film, or animation with interactive elements. Interactivity is a fundamental aspect of new-media storytelling.
The New Media Writing Prize values creativity, encouraging participants to be innovative in crafting captivating narratives by integrating various media elements, such as text displayed alongside images and video clips. New media writing can be produced using a wide range of tools, including word processors, DV cameras, social media platforms (e.g., Twitter), mobile devices, scanners, and Augmented Reality software—creativity knows no bounds!
Criteria for all categories include the innovative application of new (digital) media/transmedia to develop an engaging and fulfilling narrative, poem, or other storytelling forms, whether fictional or non-fictional.
Prizes: New Media Writing Prize Competition
The Chris Meade Memorial UK New Media Writing Prize: £1000, generously provided by if:book UK/Chris Meade, allows for the possibility of a student being the winner, thereby fulfilling point d. of clause 7.
The Student Award: A one-year membership to Writers Online.
The Opening Up Award: £500.
The Digital Journalism Award: £500 along with a one-year membership to FIPP.
Submission Requirements – New Media Writing Prize Competition
Each submission must include the following details within the online form:
– Title of the work;
– Entrant’s contact information: name, email address, telephone number, city, and country. For collaborative submissions, all participants’ contact details must be included, clearly identifying the primary entrant for communication purposes;
– Access information, such as a URL. If the submission is an application, six complimentary access codes for the judges will be required. If sharing via cloud storage (e.g., Google Drive), ensure that sharing settings are configured to “public” or “anyone with a link” or similar; we will not follow up for access permissions. If the work is inaccessible, it will not be evaluated.
– A brief biography of the entrant (50-100 words). For collaborative submissions, all participants must provide their biographies.
– Student entrants are required to submit proof of identity, which should be included in the entry form within the biography section, such as a scanned copy of the entrant’s Student Union ID card or university enrollment number, subject to verification at the organizer’s discretion.
– No attachments will be accepted.
Application – New Media Writing Prize Competition
- All inquiries regarding the competition rules should be directed to [email protected].
- For details visit the Official Webpage of the New Media Writing Prize.
- Deadline is February 1, 2025
