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The Young Writer of the Year Award is a £5,000 prize for an outstanding work of fiction,
non-fiction or poetry from a writer aged 35 or under.
The Young Writer of the Year Award is a £5,000 prize for an outstanding work of fiction,
non-fiction or poetry from a writer aged 35 or under.
The Young Writer of the Year Award is a £5,000 prize for an outstanding work of fiction,
non-fiction or poetry from a writer aged 35 or under.
The Young Writer of the Year Award is a £5,000 prize for an outstanding work of fiction,
non-fiction or poetry from a writer aged 35 or under.
The Young Writer of the Year Award is a £5,000 prize for an outstanding work of fiction,
non-fiction or poetry from a writer aged 35 or under.

The 2018 Award is now closed for submissions.

The shortlist will be announced in November 2018.

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