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The annual competition to discover outstanding new critical writing on the arts is open for submissions until 28 FebruaryAre you a budding culture reviewer? Do you come out of a new show or finish the last page of a book and itch to open your laptop and set down your thoughts about why you so enjoyed – or detested – it?The deadline – 28 February – is looming for the 2025 Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism. Established in 2012 with a prize fund of £4,000, this is the UK’s leading award for emerging critics. Continue reading...