Flash 500’s Novel Opening and Synopsis Competition
31 Oktober 2024
Welcome to Flash 500’s Novel Opening and Synopsis competition!
Have you started, or completed, a novel with strong, credible characters and a page turning plot? Have you honed the first chapters? Can you put together a compelling synopsis? Yes? Then why not enter Flash 500’s Novel Opening competition and have your work judged by Headline Publishing?
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
- First: £500
- Second: £200
Flash500 is looking for a novel opening up to 3 000 words, plus a synopsis of the story (max 750 words) to be submitted together in a single file. If your first chapter is longer than 3 000 words, DO NOT SUBMIT A LONGER MANUSCRIPT. Simply close the entry within the 3 000 word limit and make a note at the end (which will not be included in the word count) stating the chapter continues beyond this point.
Entry fee: £10 for one novel, £18 for two novels, £26 for three novels
Optional critique of Entry and Synopsis: £35 per story
This is an annual competition and entries close 31st October 2024. Published, self-published and unpublished novelists are welcome to enter. The only stipulation is that the entry must be unpublished.