NORTHERN EXPOSURE
The 2022 Northern Writers’ Awards are open for entries, with New Writing North offering £40,000 in development awards for writers based in the North of England.
Each writer may enter one award. The awards available in 2022 are:
• Hachette Children’s Novel Award: for debut authors of middle-grade or early teen fiction. One winner will be offered a publishing contract with Hachette Children’s Group and £5,000. Enter a writing sample, 3,000-6,000 words, and a synopsis up to 600 words.
• The Northbound Book Award: for a full-length work by new, emerging and established writers of fiction and narrative non-fiction. One winner will be offered a publishing contract with Saraband and £5,000. Submit a full manuscript and a synopsis up to 600 words.