A great competition open to unpublished woman writers.
Mslexia Women’s Novel Competition
The closing date is 23 September 2013 and the entry fee is £25.
The competition is open to unpublished women novelists writing in any genre for adults including literary fiction, women’s fiction, young adult fiction, science fiction, fantasy, chick-lit, crime fiction, thriller, romance and historical fiction, (no nonfiction or fiction for under 13s.)
To constitute a novel, your book must total at least 50,000 words. To enter the competition, send up to 5,000 words – which must be the first 5,000 words of the novel.
The First Prize is £5,000
The 12 shortlisted authors will be invited to meet literary agents and editors at a special networking event in London. The three finalists will also be offered free professional feedback by The Literary Consultancy.
The judging panel is Kirsty Lang, an arts journalist and presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Front Row, Val McDermid, an award-winning novelist and Charlotte Robertson, a literary agent with Aitken Alexander Associates.
Visit www.mslexia.co.uk/novelcompetition for more information or email novel@mslexia.co.uk
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