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Our current competition: New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2026 – Deadline: 30th Apr 2026. Prizes: 1st: £1,000; 4x Runners-up: £100.
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Hosted by Arvon, the award-winning Manchester-based publisher, the Northern Publishers’ Fair 2026 is designed to allow independent and trade publishers from the North of England to gather to sell books, network with the future generation of publishers, and meet writers and readers.
With space for reading and coffee, the fair is the perfect place to grab a book that offers something different to mainstream bookshop offerings, and a fab place to get an idea of just what the North has to offer. The fair welcomes families, students, readers and writers to come be part of the fun.
With new publishers and their popular chatty table to chat with agents and development agencies about your writing career, the Northern Publishers’ Fair could be particularly useful for new and aspiring authors.
From trade to independent publishing, this book fair showcases what the North does best – you’ll find a treasure trove of books from literary fiction, genre fiction, translated books, non fiction, children’s, memoir, essays, short stories and poetry.
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