Future Worlds Prize Opens

The Future Worlds Prize for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers of Colour is open to submissions from unpublished writers of color based in the UK until February 20, 2023.

The winner will receive £4,000, one runner-up £2,000, and up to six shortlisted authors will each receive £800. All finalists will receive mentoring from one of the prize’s publishing partners.

The prize is funded by author Ben Aaronovitch and actor Adjoa Andoh. Previous winners are Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson and M.H. Ayinde. The 2023 judges are Syima Aslam, Aliette de Bodard, Nikita Gill, Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, and Ben Bailey Smith.

For more information, see the prize’s website.




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