Stormzy launches #Merky Books writing prize for second year and encourages writers who ‘don’t have an outlet’ to take part
metro.co.ukStormzy is bringing back his #Merky Books prize for a second year and wants writers who ‘don’t have an outlet’ to publicise their work to take part.The rapper, 27, curated #Merky Books – an imprint within publisher Penguin Random House UK – and its writers’ prize made its debut last year in 2019.
The prize aims to discover unpublished and under-represented writers, who are aged 16-30 from the UK and Ireland, and this year, Stormzy wants to encourage new writers who do not have an ‘outlet or a means to get their work seen’ to consider signing themselves up.Those that do will then be whittled down and those longlisted are invited to a writers’ camp where they will be given the opportunity to meet with best-selling authors and literary agents,.
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