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Jenny Brown Associates Debut Writers Over 50 Award 2025
Deadline: Fri 28 Feb 2025
Jenny Brown Associates are running their Debut Writers Over 50 Award again in 2025. First run in 2023, the Award was established to address the few literary opportunities which help older writers break into the publishing industry.

Debut novelists based in the UK are invited to submit the first 5000 words of their novel during the month of February 2025. A shortlist will be announced on 27 July and the winner revealed during the Edinburgh International Book Festival in August 2025.

The winner will receive £1000 cash prize, and a week’s course at Moniack Mhor Scotland’s Creative Writing Centre. Runners up will be offered tailored mentoring.

This prize is open to unpublished and unrepresented debut novelists writing for adults aged 50 and above. UK residents only. Please note, as we do not generally represent the following categories, we will not be considering science fiction, horror or fantasy.

Entry fee is £10.

Full details of the Award and how to enter can be found here.

Deadline: 28 February 2025

Additional Information:
Location:
UK
Region(s):
UK

Contact Information:
Organisation:
Jenny Brown Associates
Contact Name:
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Contact Email:
debut@jennybrownassociates.com
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