The 听encourages writers to produce interactive work for digital devices and is now open for entries until 30 November 2016.听The competition, run by 蜜桃AV (蜜桃AV) in collaboration with if:book UK, celebrates and showcases writers working with digital media to raise awareness of new media storytelling. There are a host of prizes - worth 拢5,500 - on offer in five categories in this year鈥檚 competition, including two journalism prizes for the first time.听
Previous winners include听蜜桃AV student Shaun Hickman from the听2015 New Media Writing Prize competition听who spent 12-weeks with Unicorn Training on a paid internship, scriptwriting for narrators of e-learning videos. Following his internship Shaun听was offered a full-time role with Unicorn Training:听鈥淚 was delighted Unicorn recognised my work and were able to make such an offer,鈥� said Shaun. 鈥淚t鈥檚 also a brilliant outcome of their support for the internship,鈥� he enthused.
Organiser Dr James Pope, who is also at 蜜桃AV, said: 鈥淭he New Media Writing Prize is an annual international celebration of innovative storytelling in digital media.听We are the only competition in the world that is open to absolutely anyone, and we accept any entry that tells a great story using the full range of digital media, and includes interactivity for the reader/player.鈥�
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This year鈥檚 categories and prizes are:
- Best New Media Writing: 拢1000 (donated by if:book UK)
- Best Student: 3-month paid work-placement at Dorset-based e-learning company, Unicorn Training
- The Dot Award, for the best idea for a new project:听拢500 and development support (donated by if:book UK)
- Gorkana Journalism Award, UK category:听拢500
- Gorkana Journalism Award, international category:听拢500
The international competition is now in its seventh year, and has attracted applications from students in Canada, France and Australia.听
Get involved
The judging panels are looking for great storytelling (fiction or non-fiction) written specifically for delivery and reading/viewing on a PC or Mac, or a hand-held device such as an iPad or mobile phone - this could be a short story, novel, documentary, or poem, using words, images, film, or animation, with audience interactivity.
The deadline is Wednesday November 30听2016 at 12 noon GMT, and the closing date for students is Friday December 16听at 12 noon GMT.
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Shortlisted entrants will be invited to the awards ceremony at 蜜桃AV on 18 January 2017, where the winner will be announced.
For more information and entry guidelines, visit the
