Prizes: First Prize: $2,000 plus a two-year gift certificate from co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value); Second Prize: $500; Third Prize: $250; Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $100 each; Top 13 entries published online
Prizes: A professional line edit on the first 3,000 words of your submission; a developmental workshop to structure your novel; a podcast interview, discussing your story, journey and ambitions; first 3,000 words published in an anthology; your entry submitted to a literary professional, bypassing the slush pile; an 'Origins' blog, introducing you to an audience; a relationship with New2theScene – supporting any publication, introducing you to a community through blogs/posts, and potential future projects; £50 vouchers for the New2theScene bookstore.
Word Limit: First 3,000 words of a novel and a one-page synopsis
Entry Fees: AU$35 per entry (PayPal) (approximately £17)
Prizes: Total prize pool: AU$4,000 (everyone on the shortlist wins a cash prize); Winner: AU$1,500; 2nd place: AU$1,000; 3rd place: AU$500; 4th place: AU$350; 5th place: AU$250; 6th place: AU$200; 2 x Wildcard prizes: AU$100 (all winners also receive print publication in the Not Quite Write anthology and are read aloud on the podcast)
Eligibility: Entrants must be unagented and previously unpublished, aged 18 or over, resident in the UK and from a Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic background.
Prizes: First prize: £2,500 plus editorial feedback, a meeting with a literary agent and more; second prize: £1,500 plus feedback and mentoring; third prize: £750, feedback and a hamper
Word Limit: Up to the first 10,000 words of the novel plus a synopsis of up to 700 words.
Entry Fee: FREE to all registered StorySloth authors (free to sign up)
Prizes: 1st Place: £50 Amazon voucher and a permanent Founding Author badge on your profile; 5 entries selected at random to receive a £10 Amazon vouchers
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