Our Fiction competition 2024 is now open
Children & YA Novel Competition
Submit the first 3,000 words of your novel, which must be more than 20,000 words for children and/or YA readers. Judges: Elle McNicoll, Caroline Carpenter, Clare Wallace. The winner will receive £5,000, with the winner and three finalists receiving a manuscript assessment from TLC as well as agent introductions via New Writing North.
Closing date: 23 September.
Short Story Competition
Submit complete stories of up to 3,000 words. Judge: Leone Ross. Prize: £3,000, with three finalists receiving £100 each; the winner and finalists will be published in the December issue of Mslexia, with eight additional runners up, alongside the winners, appearing in our ebook anthology Best Women's Short Fiction 2024.
Closing date: 23 September.
Flash Fiction Competition
Submit complete short fiction up to 300 words. Judge: Mary-Jane Holmes. Prize: £500, with three finalists receiving £50 each; the winner and finalists will be published in the December issue of Mslexia, with eight additional runners up, alongside the winners, appearing in the Best Women's Short Fiction 2024 ebook anthology.
Closing date: 23 September.
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