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First Novel Prize 2016

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Closing date: 
31 May 2016
Entry: 
Entry open to all previously unpublished novelists Entry fee £25
Prize: 
First Prize: £1000, Second Prize £250 and Third Prize £100

First Novel Prize

A new literary contest open to previously unpublished and independently published novelists
Have you written a novel that is yet to be published? Then this is the competition for you.
In its inaugural year, the First Novel Prize aims to discover a powerful new voice in fiction and a brilliant debut.
We are now accepting entries for the First Novel Prize with a first prize of £1,000 up for grabs. If your novel is over 50,000 words and of an adult genre, then we would love to read it.

How to enter

  1. Pay the £25 competition entry fee.
  2. Upload your manuscript onto our website, making sure that your details are on the title page of your manuscript, followed by the synopsis and the novel within the same document.
  3. You will receive an automatic confirmation email from us and receipt of your payment.
  4. Read full Terms and Conditions. http://www.firstnovel.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/

If you wish to enter by post, please send your manuscript to First Novel prize, C/O Daniel Goldsmith Associates Ltd, Oneustonsq, 40 Melton Street, London, NW1 2FD, including a covering letter, synopsis and a cheque for the £25 entry fee.

Good luck!

Closing date: 
31 May 2016
Entry: 
Entry open to all previously unpublished novelists Entry fee £25
Prize: 
First Prize: £1000, Second Prize £250 and Third Prize £100