The competition is open to individuals from Commonwealth countries.
All submissions must be written in English or transcribed.
Entries should be standalone pieces and cannot be excerpted from longer works.
Entries must be previously unpublished, and must not have been awarded or placed in any other competition.
Entrants must be 18 years old at the time of submission, and not more than 35 years old.
Each participant is limited to one entry per category.
Entries must be poems of up to 45 lines, or stories not exceeding 100 words.
