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Competition Details
The Caledonia Novel Award is open to entries from 15th May 2024 and will close to entries at midnight UK time on 15th October 2024.
Technically this is the 2025 competition (as the shortlist will be announced in January 2025 and the winner announced in February 2025). You can see details of the 2024 winner and shortlist at their website.
As mentioned, the entry fee is £28 and the top prize is £1,500, plus there’s a free place on a residential writing course up for grabs for the top entry from the UK or Ireland. The week-long writing course would take place at Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre which is based in the Scottish Highlands. There’s also a £500 prize for a Highly Commended entry.
Other Things To Note
There is no restriction in terms of genre as long as the novel is aimed at adults or young adults. The finished novel must be at least 50,000 words, though you should only send in the first 20 pages (plus a synopsis) when entering. The competition is open to unpublished and self-published novelists only and also only those who don’t have an agent at the time of entry.
The longlist will be announced on 1 December 2024. Longlisted authors will be invited to submit the full manuscript of their novel by 8 December 2024.
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