Open to novels of at least 50,000 words written for adults (and young adults) in any genre by previously unpublished women novelists.
We are excited to launch the 2017 Mslexia Women’s Novel Competition for unpublished women writers. The competition is open to women of any nationality from any country, and welcomes 5,000 word extracts of completed, unpublished novels of at least 50,000 words in length (not including the title). Novels must be for adult or young adult readers; non-fiction or fiction for children under 13 is not eligible.
Judges: Philippa Gregory (novelist); Sarah Such (literary agent); Alex Clark (journalist).
1st Prize: £5,000 plus the winner and four other finalists will be invited to meet literary agents and editors at a special networking event in London.
Entry Fee: £25 per novel. The winner will be announced in the Mar/Apr/May 2018 issue of Mslexia.
Closing date: 18 September 2017
Further information and details of how to apply are on the
Mslexia Mslexia website.