The Novella Award 2016 is open for entries. The competition is for original, unpublished novellas between 20,000 and 40,000 words. The winner will receive £1,000 and their novella will be published by Sandstone Press.
The Novella Award 2016 is run in partnership between Manchester Metropolitan University and Liverpool John Moores University. Since 2014 the winning novella has been published by leading independent publisher Sandstone Press.
Submissions may be in any genre. Manuscripts should be Word documents formatted in a clear 12pt font and double spaced. The writer’s name must not appear on the manuscript. Include a separate cover sheet with details of name, address, email, telephone number, payment reference, name of novella, wordcount of novella and a synopsis of no more than 500 words. Entries should be send by email, with the writer’s full name and the name of the novella in the subject line, or by post.