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SUMMARY:BPA Pitch Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 1 November 2026\nEntry Fee: £15\nPrizes: 1st prize £500\, 7 winners receive 1-1 Pitch Meetings with Kat and Seren on zoom in January/February 2027\nWhat to submit: First 500 words of your opening chapter; 300 word synopsis; Cover letter to include your pitch\nJudges: Kat Aitken and Seren Adams\, Lexington Literary Agency\nCategory: Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website:  bluepencilagency.com/pitch-prize-2026\n\nThe BPA Short Pitch Prize is seeking submissions from 14th September to the deadline on 1st November 2026. It is open to unrepresented writers based anywhere in the world.  \nThis year’s judges are literary agents Kat Aitken and Seren Adams from the Lexington Literary Agency. Enter to win up to £500 and agent introduction!  \nIt’s £15 per entry\, and you will need to submit the first 500 words of your opening chapter\, a 300 word synopsis\, and a cover letter that includes your pitch. Full details can be found on the competition website.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/bpa-pitch-prize/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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SUMMARY:The Masters Review Novel Excerpt Contest 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11:59pm PST on Sunday\, 8 November 2026\nEntry Fee: $20\nPrizes: 1st Place: $3\,000; online publication; and a consultation with Marin Takikawa\, a literary agent with The Friedrich Agency; 2nd and 3rd place finalists receive cash prizes ($300/$200)\, online publication\, and agent feedback\nWord Limit: Excerpts must be under 6\,000 words\nCategory: Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website:  mastersreview.com/novel-excerpt-contest\n\nThe Masters Review Novel Excerpt Contest is returning for the sixth consecutive year. Writing a novel is tough work\, and the organisers want to encourage everyone who’s undertaking this arduous journey to share their most exciting excerpts. They are seeking resonant narratives\, memorable characters\, a voice that’s uniquely yours.  \nYou should enter an excerpts that stands alone\, that does not require a synopsis for understanding. Most importantly\, the organisers are looking for excerpts that grab them from the get-go and refuse to let go. There are no limitations on genre\, though they are primarily interested in literary fiction. Submissions for the Novel Excerpt Contest opened on 1 September and close on 8 November 2026. \nThis year’s guest judge: Chinelo Okparanta\, author of Under the Udala Tree\, the forthcoming This Impossible Life\, and more! Okparanta will select three finalists from a shortlist provided by The Masters Review’s editorial staff. The winning excerpt will be awarded $3\,000; online publication; and an hour-long consultation with Marin Takikawa\, a literary agent with The Friedrich Agency. Second- and third-place excerpts will be awarded online publication and $300 and $200 respectively\, in addition to written feedback from Takikawa.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/masters-review-novel-excerpt-contest/
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SUMMARY:Deborah Rogers Award 2027
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 24 November 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: 1st Place: £10\,000; Two runners-up: £3\,000 each\nWord Limit: 15\,000-20\,000 words of a work in progress\, fiction or non-fiction\nEligibility: Entrants must reside within the British Commonwealth or Ireland\nCategory: Novel Competitions\, Non-fiction Competitions\nJudges: Bernardine Evaristo (chair) is joined by acclaimed writers Naomi Ishiguro and Ben Markovits\nCompetition Website:  deborahrogersfoundation.org/writers-award\n\nThe 2027 Deborah Rogers Award\, organised and administered by the Deborah Rogers Foundation\, gives £10\,000 to a previously unpublished writer whose submission of 15\,000-20\,000 words demonstrates literary talent and who needs financial support to complete their first book.  \nThe submitted work can be fiction\, non-fiction\, children’s or short stories. Applicants must reside in the British Commonwealth or Eire. The winner receives £10\,000 and the two shortlisted authors £3\,000 each.  \nThis is a fantastic opportunity for talented writers who need extra financial assistance to enable them to complete their work of fiction or non-fiction. Check the competition website for submission requirements and other information. \nThe Deborah Rogers Award was the first initiative of the Deborah Rogers Foundation\, set up in 2015 in memory of the much loved and respected literary agent\, Deborah Rogers. In keeping with Deborah’s special talent for nurturing and supporting emerging new writers\, the Award gives £10\,000 to enable an unpublished writer to complete their first book. In 2025\, the DRF Writers Award was renamed the Deborah Rogers Award.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/deborah-rogers-award/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Novel Competitions
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SUMMARY:Letter Review Prize for Books
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (ET) 27th November 2026\nEntry Fee:  $30; Additional entries $20\nPrizes: The top 3-4 Winners are announced and share the $1000 USD total prize pool equally. Winners may choose to have an extract published\, and receive a letter of recommendation from our Judges. 10-20 writers are shortlisted.\nWord Limit: First 5\,000 words of your manuscript or 15 pages of poetry (see Letter Review site for full details)\nCategory: Novel competition / Non-fiction competition / Poetry competition\nCompetition Website: letterreview.com/information/\n\nThe competition is open to anyone in the world. The entry must not have been traditionally published. The competition organisers are seeking all varieties of novels\, short story collections\, nonfiction\, and poetry collections. We will accept manuscripts which are unpublished\, self published\, and some which are indie published. Review the full entry guidelines for further details. You can access previous winners on the Letter Review site to give you an idea of what floats their boat. The judges will be Kita Das and Dr. Ol James. \nThe Book Prize is open to anyone in the world but the entry must not have been traditionally published. The competition is open to all varieties of novels\, short story collections\, nonfiction\, and poetry collections. Manuscripts which are unpublished\, self-published\, and some which are indie published will be accepted. Be sure to refer to the full entry guidelines for further details. Entrants should submit the first 5\,000 words of their manuscript\, whether it be prose or poetry.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/letter-review-prize-books/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Novel Competitions,Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Bath Children's Novel Award 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on 30 November 2026\nEntry Fee: £33\nPrizes: 1st Place: £5\,000; all shortlisted entrants win feedback on their full manuscript; all longlisted entrants win extract feedback; online novel editing course worth £1\,980 for one longlisted entrant.\nWord Limit: Opening 5\,000 words plus one page synopsis of children’s or YA novel manuscripts\, or up to three picture book texts\nCategory: Children’s Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website:  bathnovelaward.co.uk/childrens-novel-award\n\nThe sister competition of the Bath Novel Award (which has been running since 2013)\, The Bath Children’s Novel Award is seeking the best new children’s authors. The competition is open to books that are unpublished\, self-published or even independently published\, and the following are accepted: YA novels; novels for teens; children’s novels; early readers; chapter books and the text of picture books. \nEntries should include up to 5\,000 words of your novel along with a one-page synopsis. Picture book entries should be text only of up to three books in a single submission with a short synopsis for each story. \nThe entry fee of £33 might appear on the high side when it comes to writing competitions. But then the judges and readers need to assess 5\,000 words plus a synopsis for each entry\, so it is understandable on a certain level. And the top prize for 2026 is a whopping £5\,000\, which is also very nice indeed (and probably more than a lot of a published authors make from royalties in a year!).
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