If you are a writer living in the North of England, you’re invited to submit to a raft of Northern Writers' Awards 2026 which are open for entries.
Open now until 5 February 2026 are:
• The flagship Northern Writers’ Awards, for emerging and established writers of fiction, narrative non-fiction, and poetry.
• The Northern Debut Awards, for debut writers of fiction, narrative non-fiction, young adult fiction, and poetry.
• The Great Northern Read Award, for a debut writer of a gripping novel across any genre, such as crime, romance or fantasy.
Plus, the Hachette Children’s Novel Awards are still open until 12 January, the Young Northern Writers’ Awards until 5 February, and the Children’s Books North Network Prize until 26 February. More awards will open in the new year.
Find out more here
Deadline: 5 February 2026