Manhire prize for creative science writing

Details of this year's Manhire prize for creative science writing has just been announced. The theme is 'the human mind'. Here's the spiel:

'You are invited to write about the human mind. The length of your piece should be between 2000 and 3000 words. There are two categories, fiction and non-fiction. For the purposes of the competition, the fiction category covers science fiction as well as the realistic short story. The non-fiction category covers a wide range of genre from personal essays to profiles and travel writing, but entries must have substantial scientific content.

Entries will be judged on their literary merits and the extent to which they engage a non-scientific audience and are accessible to the general public.

There are two categories: fiction and non-fiction. Winners from each category are awarded a cash prize of $2500 and winning entries are printed in the New Zealand Listener.

Arrangements will be made for both winners to attend a presentation function in November 2010, all expenses paid.

Closing Date for Entries: 10 September 2010'

For more information check out the Royal Society's website