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Modern Stories: It Must Be Love | New romance writing competition
Deadline: Tue 14 Apr 2026
Headline and Curtis Brown Creative have teamed up to launch Modern Stories: It Must Be Love, a new romance novel-writing competition to find exciting new voices in romantic fiction from writers from Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic backgrounds. In association with Hachette UK’s The Future Bookshelf.
Entrants must be unagented and previously unpublished, aged 18 or over, resident in the UK and from a Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic background.
Entrants are invited to submit the first 5,000 words of their romance novel-in-progress and a synopsis (up to 600 words). We welcome all subgenres of commercial romance fiction for adults, including romantic comedy, romantic drama and romantasy.
The winner will receive a £1,000 cash prize, a place on our three-month online Writing Your Novel course, two editorial mentoring sessions with a Headline Eternal editor, an introductory meeting with Curtis Brown literary agent Sheila Crowley and a hamper of Headline Eternal romance books.
Find out more and apply here
Deadline: 11:59PM on 14th April 2026
Additional Information:
Location:
UK
Region(s):
UK
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