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THE ALPINE FELLOWSHIP MUSIC PRIZE 2025

Application Deadline: 1st April 2025 at 23:59 (UK time)

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The Alpine Fellowship Music Prize 2025 is awarded for the best musical or compositional response on the theme of Fear.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must be aged 18 and above.

All application materials must be in English (music/songs can be in other languages, but application materials themselves should be in English).

You can enter multiple prizes.

This prize is aimed at those who both compose and can perform new music.

This prize rewards the creation of a new piece of music that responds to our theme.

The piece can be a written song or a piece of instrumental music and can be in any genre, style, or on any instrument.

Pieces should be no more than 20 minutes in length, there is no minimum length required.

Applications from multiple writers/performers are allowed, however, prize money will be split between winners (for example, if you’re a writing team you can expect £1,500 each)

Submission requirements:

A brief summary of your music experience or CV.

A video of yourself performing your chosen piece (Don’t worry about production quality, we just want to get a sense of your abilities and style.)

The lyrics/sheet music or any other written supporting information.

A brief statement about how your piece responds to our theme.

BENEFIT:

First place: £3,000

Second place: £1,000

Third place: £1,000

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THE ALPINE FELLOWSHIP POETRY PRIZE 2025

Application Deadline: 1st April 2025 at 23:59 (UK time)

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize 2025 is awarded for the best poetic response on the theme of Fear.

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to all nationalities.

Applicants must be aged 18 or above at the time of entry.

All entries must be written in English.

You can enter multiple prizes.

You may submit one poem or a collection of poems as long as all the poems in the collection speak to the theme.

There is a maximum of 500 words per entry.

There is no minimum required word count.

Submissions will be judged anonymously, so please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your work.

Due to the volume of applications, the judge’s decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into following the results.

BENEFIT:

First place: £3,000

Second place: £1,000

Third place: £1,000

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