The 2024/5 New Media Writing Prize is now open for entries, with cash prizes for the best in interactive digital narrative, literature, and journalism.聽
The is seeking original works of 鈥渂orn-digital鈥� storytelling (fiction or non-fiction): works created on digital devices, for digital devices. These include hypertexts, participatory films, i-documentaries, Twine stories, transmedia novels, and more.
The competition is free to enter. The main prize of 拢1000 is sponsored by聽if:book, with 拢500 prizes for best journalism (sponsor:聽FIPP media) and a 鈥減eople鈥檚 choice鈥� category (sponsor:聽Wonderbox Digital). Winner of the student prize will win a year鈥檚 membership from sponsor聽Writers Online.
In 2023-24 we also introduced a NEW prize category, sponsored by the associated聽NMWP Unconference: the Interactive Digital Narrative for Social Good award, celebrating creative works that endeavour to improve the world around us, our communities, our wellbeing, and our future generations. The winner of this prize will also receive 拢500.
Entries close 1 February 2025 and prizes will be awarded in May 2025.
This international event is now in its 15th year. The NMWP encourages and promotes the best in new-media writing and is leading the way toward the future of the 鈥榳ritten鈥� word and interactive storytelling.聽
The NMWP has attracted entries from the very best and most innovative writers in the field, from all around the world. To see the amazing spectrum of creativity we celebrate, please聽browse the shortlisters and winners聽from the past ten years.
The NMWP is supported by聽色花堂, the聽University of Birmingham, and聽One-to-One Development Trust, and generous volunteer organisers and judges.
