The Tom Grass Writing Prize

The Tom Grass “Spirit of Adventure” Prize is for a short piece of stand-alone prose in either Fiction or Non-Fiction (1,500 – 3,000 words). The prize is free to enter and invites writers aged 25 working in all genres – whether writing a short story, essay, memoir, piece of reportage, historical investigation, or other hybrid form, as long as the writer reflects the sensibility of the prize.

The prize is not aimed at the action-adventure genre nor limited to the idea of physical adventure. The organizer invites writers to grapple with the spirit of adventure in any way they interpret. Pieces will be read and judged on their literary merit and their engagement with the general reader. Entries will be judged in the UK and a prize-giving ceremony will be held in London in July 2025. Deadline for entries is March 31, 2025.

We are keen to encourage quality, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid. They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.