From this weekend's Sunday Times Style section - posted here by a white woman to support black women (page 38).
This competition is open to anyone aged 18-25 who is Black-British/Irish and of African or Caribbean descent. You must not be employed as a fashion or beauty writer or earn your main revenue from fashion or beauty journalism.
Write an 800-word personal fashion or beauty essay. The piece should be written in the first person and have a clear, unique angle. The winner will be someone with a keen eye for trends, journalistic flair and a demonstrable interest in the subject. We want to see how you engage with the worlds of fashion and/or beauty on a personal level, whether that's a piece on your obsession with bold nail colours or your secret 3am online shopping habit.
Prize - the winner will receive 6 months of mentoring from members of the Style team. Over this period they will have a minimum of 3 pieces commissioned and published in the print or digital editions of Style and receive a 2 week paid internship at the offices of The Sunday Times.
Judges: Laura Atkinson, Style Editor, Bolu Babalola, journalist & author, Theresa Lola, poet & author, Nels Abbey, journalist & author.
Entries close at 11.59pm on Sunday October 1 2021
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