The First Novel Prize 2018 will open for entries on 1 February.
Organised by Daniel Goldsmith Associates and now in its third year, the First Novel Prize is for an unpublished novel manuscript and has a first prize of £1,000, and second prize of £250 and a third prize of £100.
The competition is for original, unpublished novels for adult readers, in any genre, of at least 50,000 words. Children’s and YA novels and novellas, short stories and non-fiction are not accepted. To enter, send the novel and a synopsis in the same document. Double space the manuscript on numbered single sides of A4. Include your contact details on the title page of the manuscript. There is a £25 entry fee, payable via the online submission system. Postal entrants may pay by cheques made out to Daniel Goldsmith Associates, and should include a covering letter. The closing date is 31 May.