The Competition
With four prize categories (Main prize, Student prize,
Dot Award and the People’s Choice Award) available for 2015, the competition is
looking, in the Main Prize and Student Prize, for good storytelling (fiction
or non-fiction) written specifically for delivery and reading/viewing on a PC
or Mac, the web, or a hand-held device such as an iPad or mobile phone. It
could be a short story, novel, poem, documentary or transmedia work using
words, images, film or animation with audience interaction. Interactivity is
a key element of new-media storytelling.
We are looking for creativity, so try to be imaginative to
create an engaging story i.e. combining any number of media elements, such as words
on a screen combined with images and video clips. New media writing can be
created using a variety of tools i.e. a word processor, DV camera, social
networking tools (i.e. Twitter), mobile phone/s, a scanner, Augmented Reality
software – anything goes!
In The Dot Award: The
prize will be awarded for a project idea which, in the judges’ opinion, shows
promise and practicability – and could be completed by the end of 2016. For the
Dot Award we are looking for projects which aren’t necessarily technically
complex but do create original and exciting literary work inspired by the
affordances of the web, blogs, apps, social media etc. Chris Meade and if:book
UK will liaise with the winner to support the project, which will be showcased
at the 2016 New Media Writing Prize award ceremony (TBA but probably
January 2017).
The competition is not looking for a text-only story/poem
which you can upload to a web page or place on a disc. We are not looking for
screens of words uploaded to your blog, and we are not looking for a slideshow
of photos uploaded to Flickr or a video uploaded to YouTube.
Get the idea? The essence of new-media writing in this instance is great storytelling which uses anything and everything that digital media can offer, along with user/audience interactivity. It’s got to be something that couldn’t work in ‘old’ media.
Get the idea? The essence of new-media writing in this instance is great storytelling which uses anything and everything that digital media can offer, along with user/audience interactivity. It’s got to be something that couldn’t work in ‘old’ media.
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking for the following:
- Innovative use of new (digital) media/transmedia to create an engaging, satisfying narrative, or poem, or as-yet-specified form. Fiction or non-fiction.
- Ease of accessibility for the reader/viewer.
- Effective use of interactive elements.
- A great example of how new media can do things traditional media can’t.
- The potential to reach out to a wide audience (i.e. not just specialist interest groups).
For the Competition Rules, please click here.
Application Eligibility
Anyone can apply! Whether you’re a student, a professional,
an artist, a writer, a developer, a designer or an enthusiast, the competition
is open to all. It’s also an international competition, open to all outside the
UK. For the Competitions Rules click here.
Submission and Deadline
Each entry for the MAIN prize should be submitted by email
to entries2015@newmediawritingprize.co.uk.
Each emailed entry should contain an active URL for the
judges to access your work. However, if your entry is for viewing on a mobile phone,
wearable, or other electronic device, please provide clear instructions on how
to view your piece.
Main Prize and Dot award Friday 27th November 2015 by 12
noon GMT; Student Prize Friday 11th December 2015 12 noon GMT. Shortlisted
entrants will be invited to the Awards Ceremony, Wednesday January 20th 2016 at
Bournemouth University. Winners will be announced at the ceremony. Click here
for more details.
Prizes
Main Prize: £1000 donated by if:book UK.
Student Prize: 3 months paid internship at Unicorn Training, Bournemouth, UK, working with Unicorn’s writing and design team.
The Dot Award: £500 to get a new project started. Donated by if:book UK. Click here for more info
People’s Choice Prize: a cheque for £500. Donated by SeaSalt Learning. The winner chosen by the voting public.
Student Prize: 3 months paid internship at Unicorn Training, Bournemouth, UK, working with Unicorn’s writing and design team.
The Dot Award: £500 to get a new project started. Donated by if:book UK. Click here for more info
People’s Choice Prize: a cheque for £500. Donated by SeaSalt Learning. The winner chosen by the voting public.
Competition Rules (Terms and Conditions)
It is important that you read and understand the Competition
Rules. Your entry will be disqualified if you do not
comply with these Rules.
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