Writer Of The Year Award
First Prize £250
Four runners-up awards of £50 each

Achieving success as a writer isn't always easy. That's why we celebrate the achievements of our students with an annual Award.

The Writer of the Year Award is open to all students of The Writers Bureau and will be given to the student who, we feel, has developed the most as a writer. Your success won't be judged merely on the financial gains you have made – we want to hear about any publishing success you have had. This might include breakthroughs into new markets, the most unusual payment received for your writing, success with a genre you thought you wouldn't want to try or anything else you feel is relevant.

Do I Qualify?
To qualify for entry you need to be a student of The Writers Bureau and to have been published in the past year.

Prizes!
The winner will receive a £250 cash prize and there are four runners-up awards of £50 each. The winners will be published on our website and in our promotional material.

Closing Date.
The Award will be judged in January of each year. So, if you would like to put yourself forward to be considered as Writer of the Year 2012 then your application must be received by 31st December 2011.

Raise Your Profile
We’re excited to see to see how your life has changed since enrolling with us and we can’t wait to receive your entries. Don’t forget, being judged the winner of the Writer of The Year Award 2012 will give you a plethora of advertising exposure, which is great for raising your profile as a writer and looks fantastic on your portfolio!

How to send a postal entry
Download and fill in the application form, attach a recent colour photograph of yourself and send it by post to:

Susan Metcalfe, Chairman
Writer of The Year Award
The Writers Bureau
8-10 Dutton Street
Manchester
M3 1LE

How to send an email entry
Scan and attach your entry to an email and send it to susanm@writersbureau.com with ‘WOY Entry’ in the subject line.

How to send a video entry
To send us a video you should upload your entry, two minutes maximum, to YouTube and mark it as unlisted (if you are not sure how to do this there’s a handy ‘Getting Started – Unlisted Videos’ tutorial in the YouTube Help section). Try to make your video as interesting possible – you can be as inventive you like. Once you are happy with your entry and you have uploaded it, we need to know the link. So, send your video link and signed entry form together with a recent colour photograph of yourself, by email to susanm@writersbureau.com with 'WOY Entry' in the subject.

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ENTRY FORM

What to include in your application:

* Name
* Student Number
* Address
* Email Address
* Declaration: I declare that the above is a true and accurate record of my achievements. I give permission for my name, writing achievements, photograph and video (if supplied) to be used for promotional purposes by The Writers Bureau irrespective of whether I win.
* Signature
* Date

Here are some questions to help get you started, but please use these as a guide only.

* What were your writing ambitions when you started your course?
* How has The Writers Bureau course helped you with your writing?
* Now that you've had some publishing success what are your future writing goals?
* Please give details of where you have been published.
* How much have you earned from published writing this year?
* Have you any further comments you'd like to make about The Writers Bureau Course?

We look forward to hearing from you. Good luck!

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Click here to download a copy of the entry form.