British Book Awards 2020 Imprint of the Year Avon has joined forces with literary agent Silé Edwards at Mushens Entertainment to find a new commercial writer of colour.
Submissions are invited from un-agented, unpublished writers from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds who are writing a commercial novel – whether in the crime, thriller, women’s fiction or historical genre.
The winner will receive a two-book deal with the HarperCollins division, a grant to support their writing career, and representation from Mushens Entertainment.
Submissions will be open from 11 January to 28 February, with a longlisted selection being invited to an online seminar with editors and judges in the spring, after which the shortlist will be selected and asked to send in their full manuscripts, with a winner being announced in the autumn.
Open to UK residents and British Citizens (including those residing abroad) without a literary agent aged 18 or over.
Find out more here
Deadline: 28 February 2021