Submissions are invited until 23:59 GMT on 30 November 2025

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Target age group *Up to 4 years5 to 6 years7 to 9 years10 to 12 years13 to 15 years16 to 18 years

Primary genre *AdventureAnimalsContemporaryDystopianFairy tale / fable / folk taleFamilyFantasyGhostHistoricalHorrorHumourLGBTQIA+Magic realismMysteryParanormalRealisticRomanceScience fictionSpeculativeSteampunkPsychological suspensePsychological thrillerUrban fantasyVerse

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For novels, submissions are your opening extract of up to 5,000 words and one page synopsis. For picture books, your document should include up to three complete texts with a short summary of each. We accept Word doc, docx and pdf.

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