Prizes: 1st Place: £1,000; Top 100 guaranteed a personalised paragraph of feedback.
Word Limit: For Young Adult, middle grade and chapter books - the first 3,000 words plus a one-page synopsis and a one-line pitch (all on the same document); For picture books - the text of up to three books each with a one-line pitch
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