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Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on Saturday 31st October 2026
- Entry Fee: £12 per entry; (£22 for two entries, £31 for three entries, when submitted together)
- Prizes: 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
- All entrants: 30% discount off The Novel Factory* writing software (annual or lifetime subscriptions)
- Publication: The three winning entries will be published on the NewWriters.org.uk website and in the next New Writers Anthology
- Word Limit: The opening 500 words of your unpublished novel or novella
- Head Judge: Katja Kaine, award-winning author and The Novel Factory founder
- Charity: 10% of all proceeds will be donated to charity (split between First Story and the Funzi and Bodo Trust)
- Category: Novel Competitions
- Competition Website: newwriters.org.uk/novel-prize
