Book prize worth £5,000
MONDAY, September 21, is the closing date for the Newcastle-based Mslexia Women’s Novel Competition. This year, it is on the lookout for novels of at least 50,000 words written for adults (and young adults) in any genre by previously unpublished women novelists.
Placing in the competition can help a writer along the road to publishing success. The 2011 winning novel The Palace of Curiosities by Rosie Garland was published by HarperCollins, and Lu Hersey’s Deep Water – the winning entry in our 2012 Children’s Novel Competition – secured a publishing deal last year. There couldn’t be a more perfect excuse to finally polish off a dusty draft, or put pen to paper on that new idea. This year could the year a North-East writer gets noticed.
The first prize is £5,000 and the winner and four other finalists will receive manuscript feedback from The Literary Consultancy and an invitation to a networking event with literary agents.
The entry fee is £25 per novel and the judges have been announced as Marina Lewycka (novelist), Juliet Mushens (literary agent), Di Speirs (Books Editor, BBC Radio & Music Production)
Entrants are advised to read the competition rules at mslexia.co.uk before entering. For any questions about the contest, email novel@mslexia.co.uk or call 0191-204-8860.
Viv Hardwick
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