THE BATH CHILDREN’S NOVEL AWARD 2021
Closing date: 30th November 2021 | Prize: £3,000 |
Judge: Literary agent and children’s author SAM COPELAND will judge the winning manuscript from a shortlist chosen by Junior Judges aged seven to seventeen. Sam shares his submission tips here
Submissions: First 5,000 words plus one page synopsis of novels for children or teens
Shortlist prize: Manuscript feedback from the Junior Judges plus literary agent introductions
Longlist prize: Edit Your Novel the Professional Way course with Cornerstones Literary Consultancy
Eligibility: Open worldwide to unpublished, self-published and independently published writers. Full terms here
Entry fee: £28 with sponsored places available for writers on a low income
BATH CHILDREN’S NOVEL AWARD RECIPIENTS
Ruth Moore (2020) for The Enemy Inside
Matthew Fox (2019) for The Sky Over Rebecca
Cassie Powney (2018) for Loops
Struan Murray (2017) for Orphans of the Tide
Gareth Osborne (2016) for Cogs of Castille
Lucy Van Smit (2015) for The Hurting
