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SUMMARY:New Writers Logline Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on Monday 31st August 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE to newsletter subscribers (which is also free)\nPrizes: Winner: £50 plus one free entry to the New Writers Novel Prize 2026\nPublication: On the NewWriters.org.uk website and in the next New Writers Anthology\nWord Limit: 50 words (excluding title)\nCategory: Novel Competitions\nHow to Enter: Sign up to our free monthly newsletter (if you haven’t already)\, and then submit your logline through the entry form.\n\nTo get you in the mood for the New Writers Novel Prize 2026\, our latest free-to-enter competition is seeking just the logline for your unpublished (and perhaps unwritten!) novel\, novella or film script. \nWhat is a logline? \nIn essence\, a logline is a very brief summary that answers the question: “what is it about?” Consisting of one or two sentences\, it is also known as the “elevator pitch”. \nThe idea of the logline is to pique the interest of potential readers\, and the art is to summarise the premise of your book using very few words\, ideally around 25 or 30 (but we’ll give you up to 50 words\, to be nice!). \nFor more information about what a logline might conventionally include\, check out this BBC article. It includes several examples of loglines of well-known films to give you the idea. \nLogline Competition Details \nThis competition is FREE to enter\, but entrants must sign up to our NewWriters.org.uk Newsletter\, which is also free (use THIS LINK to sign up if you haven’t already). \nOur monthly newsletter includes details of upcoming writing competitions (including our current Novel Prize with £1\,000 going to the winner!)\, along with other writing news and special offers for writing-related products such as our favourite writing software. We don’t share subscribers’ information with anyone else. \nYour logline of up to 50 words must be your original work and must relate to a novel/novella/film script that you have written or that you might write one day. \nPlease DO NOT write a logline for a book\, film or TV series that already exists. \nAlso\, DO NOT use AI or AI-powered software to help write your logline or come up with ideas. Your imagination is amazing\, so please use that alone. \nIt is fine to send in a logline of a book you have not yet written (and it might prove an excellent starting point to get you writing a new novel). \nYour entry title should be the name of your novel/novel/script (and not simply ‘Logline’). Save the file (PDF or Word doc) as that title\, e.g. ‘The Wind Kicks Back.pdf’). Please don’t include your name on the entry. One entry per person. \nEntry to this free competition assumes you accept the following terms and conditions: \n\nEntries must be the sole work of the entrant and no AI or similar software may have been used to write it. One entry per person.\nEntries must be unpublished\, either in print or online (including social media)\, and must be related to novels\, novellas or film scripts that have been written or planned by the entrants.\nEntrants must be aged 18 years or older at the time of entry.\nEntries must be 50 words or fewer\, not including the title.\nThe winner of the competition will be paid a £50 prize and will receive one free entry to the New Writers Novel Prize 2026 (worth £12\, deadline 31st October 2026).\nResults of the competition will be published in the NewWriters.org.uk newsletter no later than 30th September 2026. The winning logline will be published on the New Writers website soon after and will feature in the next New Writers Anthology.\n\nNew Writers Logline Competition 2026 – Entry Form\nYour email *First Name(s) *Last Name *Pen Name or Alias (if applicable)The name you would like us to use if you make the short or longlist (or you win!)Title of Entry *This should be the title of your novel\, novella or film script to which the logline relates.Upload your entry *Choose FileNo file chosenDelete uploaded fileTick to confirm you have read and agree to the competition terms and conditions (including that you have not used AI when writing or devising your entry)\, and that you have signed up to the free New Writers Newsletter. SUBMITPlease do not fill in this field.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/new-writers-logline-competition/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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SUMMARY:New Writers Novel Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on Saturday 31st October 2026\nEntry Fee: £12 per entry; (£22 for two entries\, £31 for three entries\, when submitted together)\nPrizes: 1st: £1\,000 + Lifetime Access to The Novel Factory (Version 3); 2nd: £300 + 12-month Standard Subscription to The Novel Factory; 3rd: £200 + 12-month Basic Subscription to The Novel Factory\nAll entrants: 30% discount off The Novel Factory* writing software (annual or lifetime subscriptions)\nPublication: The three winning entries will be published on the NewWriters.org.uk website and in the next New Writers Anthology\nWord Limit: The opening 500 words of your unpublished novel or novella\nHead Judge: Katja Kaine\, award-winning author and The Novel Factory founder\nCharity: 10% of all proceeds will be donated to charity (split between First Story and the Funzi and Bodo Trust)\nCategory: Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website: newwriters.org.uk/novel-prize\n\nThe inaugural New Writers Novel Prize (in association with The Novel Factory) is open to entries\, and we’re seeking the opening 500 words of your unpublished novel or novella. You don’t have to have finished as you’ll only be judged on the first 500 words. But it could prove to be an excellent opportunity to at least make a solid start to your first (or next) novel. \nNote that all entrants will be given a 30% discount when purchasing an annual subscription or a lifetime licence to The Novel Factory. It’s probably our favourite writing software available\, not least because it is complete free of AI. You can read our Review of The Novel Factory for more information. \nNovel Prize – Key Details \n\nOpen to the first 500 words of your unpublished novel or novella in any genre from writers (18+) living anywhere in the world\nFirst prize: £1\,000 plus Lifetime Access to The Novel Factory (Version 3)\nHead Judge: Katja Kaine\, award-winning author and founder of The Novel Factory\n\nEntry Fees \n\n£12 – One entry | £22 – Two entries (save £2) | £31 – Three entries (save £5)\n\nPrizes \n\nFirst Prize: £1\,000 + Lifetime Access to The Novel Factory (Version 3)\nSecond Prize: £300 + 12-month Standard Subscription to The Novel Factory\nThird Prize: £200 + 12-month Basic Subscription to The Novel Factory\nAll Entrants: 30% discount off annual subscriptions or lifetime licences to The Novel Factory (Version 3) writing software\n\n Publication \n\nThe three winning entries will be published on the NewWriters.org.uk site and in a future issue of the New Writers Anthology.\n\n Additional Recognition \n\n10 Shortlisted; 30+ Longlisted\n\n Supporting Charities \n\n 10% of all entry fee proceeds will be donated to charity\, split equally between:\n\nFirst Story – supporting creative writing opportunities for young people\nThe Funzi & Bodo Trust – supporting education and community projects in Kenya\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\nA limited number of free entries are available for writers on low incomes\, helping ensure the competition is open to talented writers regardless of financial circumstances. See the Competitions Terms and Conditions for details.\n\n*Note: if you click through to The Novel Factory site and purchase the software\, they will give New Writers UK a small commission. \nGood luck!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/new-writers-novel-prize/
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