International Young Person's Short Story Award 2011

The Litro & IGGY International Young Person's Short Story Award 2011

'Words take you further'

Inspiring, encouraging and acknowledging the creativity of young people is a common goal for London based Litro Magazine and the International Gateway for Gifted Youth (IGGY) at the University of Warwick. Litro is proud to announce that the Litro & IGGY International Young Person’s Short Story Award will be held again in 2011.

The 'Young Person's International Short Story Award', is funded by alumni from the University of Warwick, and is open to young people from around the world aged 11-19. In addition to a cash prize of £2,500 the winner will be published in the free short story and poetry magazine Litro Magazine and will see parts of their work displayed on a poster in a London Underground station. The winner and two runners-up will also have their story published on Litro Online (www.litro.co.uk) and on the IGGY website (www.warwick.ac.uk/go/iggy).

Judges for the 2011 award include the internationally acclaimed author Abdelkader Benali, poet Sabrina Mahfouz, George Ttoouli from the University of Warwick’s Creativity and Performance in Teaching Learning Centre and Cathy Galvin, Deputy Editor of The Sunday Times Magazine.

Competition opens in March 2011. Deadline for entries is 25th July 2011.

A shortlist of six entrants will be announced on 5th September 2011, with the winner being announced at the Award Ceremony at the end of October 2011.

"It is great news that the award will be going ahead again in 2011 and is a mark of the success of entrants from last year's event. The award is a fantastic opportunity for aspiring young writers to showcase their talent and to be recognised for their literary creativity."

Submissions to: iggy.litro@warwick.ac.uk

The International Gateway for Gifted Youth, IGGY, is part of the University of Warwick and provides an international network of the brightest and most creative young people aged 11-19. IGGY provides opportunities for individual endeavour, international teamwork and collaboration, competition, expertise and input from leading professional, academic and creative experts. Many opportunities encourage young people to address real world questions in a global context or enhance their understanding of cultural perspectives on common topics. www.warwick.ac.uk/go/iggy

Litro Magazine, founded in 2005, is a short stories magazine that publishes short fiction and poetry, including authors such as Irvine Welsh, Ross Sutherland and Benjamin Zephaniah. Litro Magazine has a circulation of 100,000 and is distributed monthly. It incorporates Litro Online, which attracts 3,000 daily visitors: www.litro.co.uk.