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This is a writing competition with a difference for authors – or aspiring authors – seeking to establish a long-term partnership with a publisher to produce a series of novels. Sapere Books are seeking a full synopsis (no more than 2000 words) and draft the first three chapters of the first book in the series based on one of the following briefs:
BRIEF ONE: The Bletchley Park Codebreaker series
BRIEF TWO: WWII Naval Thriller series
BRIEF THREE: The Medieval Queens series
BRIEF FOUR: Age of Sail series
BRIEF FIVE: The King Arthur Origins series
BRIEF SIX: The Gothic Houses mystery series
(Please see the competition site for the full details of each brief.)
Open to debut and unpublished writers as well as established writers and ghost-writers, this is a fine opportunity to get your foot in the publishing door and develop a career as a novelist.
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