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Bath Novel Award 2023

Bath Novel Award

Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on 31 May 2023

  • Entry Fee: £29 (some sponsored places are available)
  • Prizes: 1st Place: £3,000 plus and a trophy; all shortlisted entrants win feedback on their full manuscript; online novel editing course for one longlisted entrant
  • Word Limit: Opening 5,000 words plus one page synopsis of novel manuscripts
  • Judge: Kate Barker (founder of the Kate Barker Literary Agency)
  • Category: Novel Competitions
  • Competition Website:  bathnovelaward.co.uk/the-bath-novel-award-2023
BPA First Novel Award

BPA First Novel Award 2023

Deadline: 31 May 2023

  • Entry Fee: £24 (some free places are available to writers on low incomes)
  • Prizes: Winner: £1,000 + Agent Introduction; Runner up: £500 + Agent Introduction; Highly Commended: £150 + Agent Introduction
  • Word Limit: 5,000 words plus a 300 word synopsis and a covering letter
  • Judges: Eve White, Ludo Cinelli & Luan Goldie
  • Category: Novel Competitions
  • Competition Website:  bluepencilagency.com/bpa-first-novel-award-2023

Flash 500 Novel Opening Competition

Flash 500 Novel Opening Competition

Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 31 October 2023

  • Entry Fee: £10 for one novel, £18 for two novels, £26 for three novels (plus £25 per story for an optional critique)
  • Prizes: 1st Place: £500; Runner-up: £200
  • Word Limit: Opening 3,000 words plus a synopsis (of up to 750 words)
  • Judge: Headline Publishing
  • Category: Novel Competitions
  • Competition Website:  flash500.com/novels

Caledonia Novel Award

Caledonia Novel Award

Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 1 November 2023

  • Entry Fee: £25
  • Prizes: 1st Place: £1,500 plus a trophy (designed by Edinburgh artist Lucy Roscoe); Special Prize: a free place on a residential writing course (best novel from the UK and Ireland); Highly Commended: £500
  • Word Limit: First 20 pages + 200-word synopsis
  • Judge: Ariella Feiner, literary agent at United Agents
  • Category: Novel Competitions
  • Competition Website:  thecaledonianovelaward.com
Bath Children's Novel Award

Bath Children’s Novel Award

Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on 30 November 2023

  • Entry Fee: £29
  • Prizes: 1st Place: £3,000; all shortlistees win feedback on their full manuscript; online novel editing course for one longlistee
  • Word Limit: Opening 5,000 words plus one page synopsis of novel manuscripts
  • Judge: Amber Caravéo (Co-founder of the Skylark Literary Agency)
  • Category: Children's Novel Competitions
  • Competition Website:  bathnovelaward.co.uk/childrens-novel-award