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The Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award 2019: Open for submissions
Deadline: Fri 31 May 2019
Open to unrepresented and unpublished authors of fiction aged over 18 at the time of entry. We're looking for any genre with the exception of children’s fiction and non-fiction.

The winner will receive £1,000 and an introduction to literary agent Nelle Andrew of Peters, Fraser and Dunlop (PFD).. The runner-up will receive £250 and a manuscript review.

Self-published authors are accepted. Entrants who have had other types of books published such as non-fiction, memoir or poetry are also eligible.

Entry Fee: £20

Judges: Nelle Andrew and Beth Underdown

Full submission details here

Deadline: 31 May 2019


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International
Region(s):
International

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