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SUMMARY:Exeter Novel Prize
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on 1st January 2026\nEntry Fee: £20\nPrizes: First prize: £1\,000; five finalists receive £100\nWord Limit: Up to 10\,000 words plus synopsis\nCategory: Novel Competitions\nHead Judge: Hellie Ogden – Literary Agent\nCompetition Website:  wordkitchen.org.uk/exeter-novel-prize\n\nThe Exeter Novel Prize is international and open to writers who are not represented by an agent.\nEntries should submitted via the submission page in the Word Kitchen website. Entries cost £20. There is also the option – for an extra fee – to receive a detailed appraisal of your submission (cost: £150 for entry fee and appraisal.) \nThe first prize is £1\,000 and five runners up each receive £100. The word limit for entries is 10\,000 words plus a short synopsis. The novel should not have been published by a traditional publishing house.  \nThe winners will be chosen by Hellie Ogden Head Of The Book Dept at WME literary agency. Any queries should be sent to: wordkitchencomms@gmail.com.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/exeter-novel-prize/
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SUMMARY:Marlowe and Christie Novel Prize
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 5th January 2025\nEntry Fee: £19 Early Bird Entry (until 5th November 2025) then £24 for standard entry (until 5th January 2026). Feedback options available.\nPrizes: Winner: £1\,200/$1\,600; Top Three: Feedback from Alec Shane\, literary agent with Writers House\, Jenny Hewson\, literary agent from Lutyens & Rubinstein\, and Guest Reviewer Katie Seaman\, Developmental Editor and Former Commissioning Editor at HQ. The ten shortlisted entries will receive written feedback from Patrick Gleeson.\nWord Limit: Up to 3\,000 words from the opening of your novel\nCategory: Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website:  marloweandchristie.com\n\nThe Marlowe and Christie Novel Prize is open to unpublished novelists and is seeking the opening 3\,000 words from your novel. Entries can be on any subject and in any style or genre. DEADLINE AND FEE: Early-Bird Deadline 5th November 2025: £19.00; Final Deadline 5th January 2026: £24.00. Entrants will be notified of the results by 5th April. \nThe head judge is Patrick Gleeson\, author of Hattie Brings the House Down\, published in 2024 by Bedford Square Publishers\, who will be giving feedback on each of the 10 shortlisted entries. The top three entries will also receive feedback from Alec Shane\, literary agent with Writers House\, Jenny Hewson\, literary agent from Lutyens & Rubinstein and Guest Reviewer Katie Seaman\, Developmental Editor and Former Commissioning Editor at HQ. \nIn addition to the standard entry option\, there are several entry options that include feedback (for additional fees): Bronze (with one paragraph of feedback)\, Silver (with one page of feedback)\, and Gold (with one page of feedback and a 20-minute Zoom call). You see the full details on the competition site.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/marlowe-christie-novel-prize/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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