10th year of the international Bath Novel Award for emerging authors
Eligibility: Unagented authors who may be unpublished, self-published or independently published.
Category: First 5,000 words plus one page synopsis of novels of 50,000 words or more in every genre
Prizes: £5,000 first prize, full manuscript feedback for all shortlistees and extract feedback for all listees. Additional longlist prize of a place on a Professional Writing Academy / Cornerstones Literary Consultancy course worth £1,800
Entry fee: £29.99 with sponsored places for writers on a low income
Deadline: 23:59 BST 31st May 2024
For further information, please visit their website: www.bathnovelaward.co.uk
Bath Children’s Novel Award 2024
10th year of the international Bath Children’s Novel Award for emerging authors.
Eligibility: Unagented authors who may be unpublished, self-published or independently published.
Category: First 5,000 words plus one page synopsis of children’s novels, YA novels, chapter books or up to three picture book texts.
Prizes: £5,000 first prize, full manuscript feedback for all shortlistees and extract feedback for all listees. Additional longlist prize of a place on a Professional Writing Academy / Cornerstones Literary Consultancy course worth £1,800
Entry fee: £29.99 with sponsored places for writers on a low income
Deadline: 23:59 GMT 30 November 2024
For further information, please visit their website: www.bathnovelaward.co.uk