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Writing Magazine Writing for Children – Chapter Book Prize 2024
31 October 2024
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Run by Writing Magazine, this award is open to all unpublished and unagented writers and is an opportunity for you to submit your chapter book texts. We are not looking for illustrated stories or accompanying sample illustrations – please just send the story text.
Please enter, in a single document:
– The full manuscript of your story, between 5,000 and 15,000 words.
– A one-side, double-spaced synopsis of whole book
– Five-line pitch of your book
The first prize winner will be offered a consultation with top children’s fiction agent Julia Churchill, a year’s subscription to Writers Online Membership. The second prize winner will be offered a picture book critique by Amy Sparkes through Writing Magazine Writing Courses, a year’s subscription to Writers Online Membership. The third prize winner will win a year’s subscription to Writers Online Membership
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