How to enter:  

1. First, please pay the entry fee of £29 

We accept payments by Paypal, credit or debit card and bank transfer.

To pay by bank transfer, send £29 per novel in £GB sterling to a/c 69815485 (“The Bath Novel Award”) sort code 08-92-99, referencing the title of your novel.

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The Bath Novel Awards 2023

Entry Fee

£29.00

2. Lastly, please submit your work

Book title *

If submitting picture book texts, please list each title, separated by a comma

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

Genre *AdventureAdventureAnimalsContemporaryDetectiveDystopian Fairy taleFamilyFantasyGhost GothicHistoricalHorrorHumourLGBTQIA+Magic realismMysteryParanormalRealisticRomanceScience fictionSpeculative SteampunkPsychological suspensePsychological thrillerUrban fantasy

Please select the genre(s) which best describe your novel

Please upload your submission document *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

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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If your book is longlisted, how would you like your author name to appear?

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Email address for entry confirmation, listing notifications and prize updates *

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• I confirm I have read the prize terms and am eligible to win

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