The Bath Novel Awards are international writing competitions for unagented emerging writers. Founded in 2013 in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Bath, the awards are judged by leading literary agents and offer an annual prize fund of £10,000.
A stellar list of Bath Novel Awards laureates and listees have gone on to find agent representation and publishing success, including six-figure book deals with Hachette, Harper Collins and Penguin Random House. Laureates include: Abi Daré for the manuscript of international bestseller The Girl with the Louding Voice; official James Bond author Kim Sherwood and New York Times bestselling children’s author Struan Murray for Orphans of the Tide.
The Bath Novel Award is a £5,000 prize for adult & YA manuscripts in every genre. Closing date: 31 May.
The Bath Children’s Novel Award is a £5,000 prize for children’s & YA manuscripts. TBA 26 Feb 2026.
The Bath Novel Awards: Publishing Success
Some of the many Bath Novel Awards winning and listed manuscripts which have gone on to find publishing success. Yours next?
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