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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Deborah Rogers Award\, organised and administered by the Deborah Rogers Foundation\, gives £10\,000 to a previously unpublished writer whose submission of 15\,000-20\,000 words demonstrates literary talent and who needs financial support to complete their first book.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with Deborah’s special talent for nurturing and supporting emerging new writers\, the Award gives £10\,000 to enable an unpublished writer to complete their first book.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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