The Bath Novel Award is open for entries to the 2017 competition.
The competition is for novels by unpublished or independently published authors. The winner will receive £2,000 and there is a shortlist prize of a £500 voucher from Cornerstones Literary Consultancy. The winner and runner up will also have the opportunity for agent introductions. The competition will be judged by Laura Williams, a literary agent from Peters, Fraser & Dunlop, who represents the inaugural Bath Novel Award winner, Catherine Barter.