Publishing contract up for grabs

Aspiring children's authors have a chance to win a 10,000 publishing contract in the annual Times / Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition. The closing date is 8th December.

Unpublished and unagented writers of children's fiction can enter the competition to find original ideas, a fresh voice and a story that children will love! The prize will be a worldwide publishing deal with Chicken House, with an advance of 10,000 (subject to contract), plus the offer of representation from a top children's literary agent. All longlisted entrants will receive a reader's report of their work. To enter, you must have written a completed full-length novel suitable for children/young adults aged somewhere between 7 and 18 years. Length should be between 30,000 and 80,000 words. You will need to pay 15 to enter the competition and the deadline for entries is midnight on 8 December 2017.

External Link

www.chickenhousebooks.com/submissions/