Online New Voices Competition for Writers from the Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation

• Writers should provide the opening three chapters totaling no more than 10,000 words and a complete plot outline of no more than 1,000 words detailing where they imagine the story will go.
• Winners will be announced in fall 2024.
• The New Voices Prize will be sponsored and supported by Bonnier Books UK, publisher of Wilbur Smith's vast trove of adventure novels including 2023's long-awaited historical epics Nemesis and Covenant.
• Writers of any nationality who write in English can apply for this competition.
• The writer must not be represented by a literary agent.
• You must be 18 years or older.
• The writer must not have had their novel published by a recognized commercial publisher or signed a contract to publish their novel in the future.
• The work must be intended for adult readers.
• Children's novels or novels aimed only at adults will not be accepted.
• The writer must notify the competition if he submits his work in other competitions and wins in it. If the competition deems that there is a conflict of interest, the writer may be asked to withdraw his or her participating work.
• Entries must be submitted digitally as a .doc or .docx file in double-spaced 12 font.
• There must be no reference to the author's name or personal details in the submitted work.
• The Competition has the right to disqualify any entry if it has reasonable reasons to believe that the participant has violated any of the Competition rules.
• The Competition will act in accordance with current UK data protection legislation in relation to your personal data.
• Please contact the competition via the following email: charlotte@wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org if you have any questions or inquiries.

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