The Alpine Fellowship is for group of writers, thinkers and artists who are passionate about learning and communicating with a view to better understanding themselves and others. Alpine value a capacity for openness – being engaged in critically reflecting on firmly held beliefs; the courage to be vulnerable – speaking from a place of lived experience; the drive for curiosity – being truly able to receive and listen to others.
It is important to support young people today who may have become somewhat disillusioned by the reality of modern day education. Hence the spirit of the enterprise is necessarily open ended, and Alpine welcome and seek the support, contribution and presence of anyone who relates to what we care about.
Every year writing, visual arts, and theatre prizes are awarded to the best works concerning the years’ theme.
WORTH
- The winner and two runners up will be invited to attend the Fjällnäs symposium;
- The winner will receive £10,000 cash prize, presented by the poet, John Burnside;
- £3000 goes to the second-place winner, and £2000 goes to the third-place winner.
ELIGIBILITY
- Open to all nationalities, aged 18 and above
- All genres permitted
- A maximum of 2,500 words per entry
- Limited to one entry per person
- Text must not have been published, self-published or accepted for publication in print or online, or have won or been placed in another competition at any time
- Entries are entirely anonymous and therefore judging is unbiased
DEADLINE: April 10 2019
To apply and for more information visit here