THE PROVERSE PRIZE 2015 IS NOW OPEN FOR ENTRY!

THE PROVERSE PRIZE

Honorary Advisors:  Bahamian poet Marion Bethel, UK linguist and lexicographer David Crystal, Canadian poet and academic Jonathan Hart, Swedish linguist Björn Jernudd, Hong Kong University Librarian Peter Sidorko, Singapore poet Edwin Thumboo, Czech novelist translator and poet Olga Walló.

Judges:  Anonymous, appointed on a three-year term.

 DEADLINE for completed entry forms and fees to be received in Hong Kong OR the United Kingdom: 31 May 2015.

DEADLINE for entered work to be received by mail in Europe: 30 June 2015.

THE INTERNATIONAL PROVERSE PRIZE FOR UNPUBLISHED FICTION, NON-FICTION OR POETRY SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH 2015

Entry is open to all aged 18 or over on the date they sign the Entry Documents, irrespective of residence, nationality or citizenship.

Translations into English are welcome. Work may be previously edited, acknowledging the editor.

The winner receives publication of the entered work and HK$10,000. (HKD7.80 approximately = US$1.00) Additional publication prizes may be awarded.

The Entry Documents and an explanation as to how to enter are available from the Proverse website: proversepublishing.com.

The entry fee is HK$220.00 (two hundred and twenty Hong Kong Dollars) or GBP32.00 (thirty-two pounds sterling) and can be paid in various ways as explained on the website.

The online archives of our past Newsletters and Press Releases, with selected media notices and links to media interviews, give information about the founders and background of the Proverse Prize, previous winners and successful works already published, including entries from Australia, The Bahamas, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and the UK. There are also many photographs of related Proverse events. To see these, visit the Proverse website .

This is a good opportunity to compete internationally and, if successful, to be published.

If you have a question of a general nature about entering for the Prize, please contact us at the following email address: proverseprize@proversepublishing.com. We will do our best to answer it.

Wishing you success in your writing!