Description
Single entry for 1 novel or Picture Book text.
Please ensure you pay first as you will need the confirmation number to input into the entry form.
RULES
Entries for complete manuscripts only – Picture Book, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult and Adult of any genre. You may enter as many novels/texts as you wish.
You cannot be agented or traditionally published. Self-published novels are eligible.
Independently published writers, who have not received an advance, may enter, but not with the published novel.
For Novel writers, submit a synopsis (single-spaced) and then first 3,000 words (1.5 or double-spaced) in the same word document.
Word limit is not negotiable and if you exceed this, your entry will not be read. We suggest finishing at a suitable point before 3000 rather than mid-sentence. A great 2000 word entry, that finishes on a great cliffhanger is probably more effective than a 2997 word entry that stops in the middle of a scene.
For Picture Book writers, send us the whole manuscript, with a short synopsis at the start (a pitch would suffice). No artwork or illustrations please. Text only. Ideal word count is between 500-1000 words.
Use 12? and a plain font like Times New Roman. Put page numbers in the footer.
Name your document in the format of ‘TITLE.docx’ – i.e. ‘THEHOBBIT.docx’ with the title of the manuscript in the header.
Do not put your name anywhere on the document or in the name of the uploaded document, as entries are read anonymously. The ONLY place your name should be is in the name field on the form. If you notice on your confirmation email that the document title includes your name, do not worry. We will manually rename the file before it’s passed onto the readers.
Use the link at the top of the entry form page to pay your entry fee.
All entries will be sent digitally. We are committed to being green and want to keep costs for writers down, so mail entries will not be allowed.
If you are unable to pay the entry fee, simply type CONCESSION in the box on the entry form. You do not need to provide any evidence or explanation for this. However we are limiting the FREE entries this year to 30 and one FREE entry per person.
If you are long listed for the novel award, we will contact you after the announcement to ask for your full manuscript. Please send this within 7 days. If you are shortlisted, we will forward your full manuscript onto our judges.
All announcements will happen via the site, so do sign up to our mailing list and Twitter account.
Independently published writers, who have not received an advance, may enter, but not with the published novel. You cannot be agented or traditionally published. Self-published novels are eligible.
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