Women’s Fiction Competition 2024 – Children’s & YA Novel
23 September 2024
Mslexia’s competition is open to unpublished novels of at least 20 000 words in any genre for children and/or young adult readers.
Your submission:
- Submit the first 3 000 words only in the first instance. Longlisted entrants will be asked to submit their finished manuscripts along with a synopsis later in the judging process.
Prizes:
- The winner will receive £5 000.
The winner and three finalists will also receive the following prizes:
- Manuscript feedback from The Literary Consultancy, one of the leading editorial and mentoring agencies in the UK.
- Pitch training at a day-long professional workshop in Newcastle upon Tyne, where participants will learn to summarise and present their book in an effective way.
- Personal introductions to agents and editors at a Talent Party in central London.
- Both the workshop and Talent Party are arranged in partnership with New Writing North. Mslexia will contribute a total of £100 towards each finalists’ travel expenses.
Deadline: The deadline for all entries is 23.59GMT, 23 September 2024.
Results:
- Entrants will be notified in January/February 2025.
- Longlisted entrants will be notified via email and asked to send in their full manuscripts in January/February 2025.
- The winner and finalists will be announced on 1 June 2025.
Entries should be in English (or English dialect) and should not have been published or accepted for publication in print or online by a third party. Entries that have won other competitions are not eligible. Entries should not be a translation of another author’s work.
Mslexia will accept entries from women of any nationality from any country. You do not have to subscribe to Mslexia to be eligible, but you do have to self-identify as a woman.
Entry Fee: £26
Visit their Entry Instructions for a more comprehensive guide on how to enter, and be sure to read their Rules before submitting.
For any further information, email Mslexia at competitions@mslexia.co.uk