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Helen Lederer's Comedy Women in Print - Open for entries
Deadline: Fri 14 Oct 2022
The UK & Ireland's first comedy literary prize dedicated to celebrating witty women's writing is open to submissions of comedy novels and short stories from published and unpublished writers.

Now in its fourth successful year, Comedy Women In Print is the brainchild of comedian, author, actress Helen Lederer. Its aim is to recognise, celebrate and encourage witty women authors. We’ve created a platform for both aspiring and established witty writers. CWIP not only offers a publishing deal with Harper fiction to a NEW witty writer, but it also gives mega publicity and respect to the BEST funny fiction around.

The Unpublished Novel Winner is published by Harper Collins and receive an advance and huge attention. The Unpublished runner upper's win a place on an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire and an MA in Comedy at Falmouth University.

The Short Story Winner and Shortlisted entries will appear in ‘FUNNY SHORTS’ - an anthology of witty women’s writing, published by Farrago and showcased in the company of CWIP’s much loved witty authors who also happen to be our best-selling, best loved, besties.

Find out more here

Deadline: 14 October 2022
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Location:
UK, RoI
Region(s):
Republic of Ireland, UK

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Organisation:
Comedy Women in Print
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