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The Booklife Prize 2019

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Closing date: 
31 August 2019
Entry: 
Authors with unpublished or self-published novels in 5 categories Entry fee $99
Prize: 
Grand Prize $5,000, category finalists a social media marketing package from BookBaby worth $1,000

The first round of the annual writing contest sponsored by BookLife and Publishers WeeklyInternational news website of book publishing and bookselling including business news, reviews, bestseller lists, commentaries http://www.publishersweekly.com/ kicked off on April 1.

The BookLife Prize is back and and looking for the next great novel.

Now in its fourth year, the BookLife Prize - a writing contest sponsored by Publishers Weekly and BookLife - will be accepting submissions for its Fiction Contest till August 31, 2019.  Read more

Booklife Prize 2018

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Closing date: 
31 August 2018
Entry: 
Open to all in six categories - Romance/Erotica; Mystery/Thriller; Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror; General Fiction; Memoir/Autobiography; YA/Middle Grade Entry fee $99
Prize: 
Grand Prize $5,000

The BookLife Prize is an annual writing contest sponsored by BookLife and Publishers WeeklyInternational news website of book publishing and bookselling including business news, reviews, bestseller lists, commentaries http://www.publishersweekly.com/. The Prize seeks to support independent authors and discover great books in six categories: Romance/Erotica; Mystery/Thriller; Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror; General Fiction; Memoir/Autobiography; YA/Middle Grade.  Read more

The Booklife Prize in Fiction 2017

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Closing date: 
31 August 2017
Entry: 
Unpublished or self-published novels in the English language are eligible Entry fee $99
Prize: 
Grand Prize $5,000

The BookLife Prize

Discovering Great Books, Supporting New Authors  Read more

The BookLife Prize in Fiction

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Closing date: 
30 September 2016
Entry: 
Open to all authors of unpublished or self-published novels Entry fee $99
Prize: 
$5,000 Grand Prize, Publishable Critique for Every Entry

The BookLife Prize in Fiction is an annual writing contest sponsored by BookLife and Publishers WeeklyInternational news website of book publishing and bookselling including business news, reviews, bestseller lists, commentaries http://www.publishersweekly.com/. The Prize seeks to support new authors and discover great works of fiction in six categories: Romance/Erotica; Mystery/Thriller; Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror; General Fiction; YA Fiction; and Middle Grade Fiction.  Read more

Twenty7 Books open submission

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Closing date: 
27 September 2015
Entry: 
One-page pitch and 5,000 words from a debut novel, with the entrant having never been published in print before, or had a deal with a traditional publisher.
Prize: 
Editorial feedback and possible publication

Bonnier fiction imprint Twenty7 Books, in association with Cornerstones Literary Consultancy, is launching a 27-day period of open submissions in a bid to find new authors.  Read more

Hodderscape open submission

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Closing date: 
16 August 2015
Entry: 
Open to unagented writers from across the world
Prize: 
The chance to be published by Hodderscape

Back in March we announced that we'd be opening for submissions in August. Well, August is nearly upon us! So it's time for us to share our submission guidelines with you. Please read these carefully and remember that we absolutely will not read anything submitted to us before August 3rd. Good luck polishing your manuscript - we can't wait to get stuck in!
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James Herbert Award for Horror Writing 2014

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Closing date: 
1 October 2014
Entry: 
Open to horror novels written in English and published in the UK between 1st January 2014 and 31st December 2014. Self-published novels are not eligible.
Prize: 
A cheque for £2,000 and a specially designed commemorative statuette.

Pan MacmillanOne of largest fiction and non-fiction book publishers in UK; includes imprints of Pan, Picador and Macmillan Children’s Books is to launch a horror writing prize in memory of author James Herbert.

The prize will tie in with the 40th anniversary of the first publication of Herbert's debut The Rats, for which Pan Macmillan will be releasing special anniversary paperback and collectors' hardback editions in May and September respectively with an exclusive new introduction by Neil Gaiman.  Read more

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