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 Full details  Applications for the 2025 New Writers Awards are now open. The deadline for applications is 31 July 2024 at noon. The awards are free to apply to, all travel expenses are covered and awardees are chosen by a panel of judges. We have an Access Fund to help support our awardees with any barriers they may face. The programme is flexible and we work closely with awardees to help them participate as fully as possible. Apply for the New Writers Awards 2025 How it works The Awards will run from January 2025–January 2026. During the programme, awardees receive: A £2,500 cash award, allowing them to focus on their work (the bursary will be paid in two instalments) Tailored personal development opportunities, which can include mentoring from writers and industry professionals PR, performance, social media and presentation training The opportunity to showcase work to publishers and agents A week-long retreat offering time, space and the freedom to create new work i...

  Full details  Queries will be accepted via  QueryManager . If QueryManager presents an accessibility issue, you may email me at malorie (at) parliamenthousepress (dot) com. Please only do so if there are issues preventing you from using QueryManager. All other unsolicited queries not using the linked form will me disregarded. Agents may reach me at any time via email. ​ We are  not  considering stories written or co-written by AI. ​ Before querying, please peruse my MSWL to ensure we may be a good fit. All queries will receive a response, but feel free to follow up if you haven’t heard back in 12 weeks. ​ ​ ​ ​ Fiction: Adult   We accept upmarket and commercial queries in the areas of:   Urban fantasy Supernatural thriller Paranormal romance Dark fantasy Horror   We are particularly interested in uplifting marginalized voices and unconventional narratives—including narratives by LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, ...

  Full details  Purple Unicorn Media is a publisher, registered with Nielsen, owning a tranche of ISBNs and promoting a stable of books. We are here to get you into trade catalogues and bookstores, and have your work archived at the National Libraries. Purple Unicorn Media will :- - proof and edit your book - assign a professional ISBN to each version of it - register it with Nielsen for entry into trade catalogues - send Legal Deposit copies to the National Libraries - promote across our social media platforms REOPEN - Purple Unicorn Media is now open for new submissions (January 2023).  

  Full details We are currently seeking novels for teens 45,000 -105,000 words   Please submit a 500 word synopsis and first three chapters or 10,000 words, whichever is the shorter.  (Tips on writing a synopsis here. ) Double-space your work.  Use a regular font - Times new Roman,  Arial, Calibri point 12. Indent paragraphs but do not  insert an extra line break. If possible use the Word tool for creating paragraphs. Put the title and your name as you would like it in the byline in the header and your legal name and full contact details including email and page numbers in the footer. T ell us about your use of social  media, providing handles where appropriate and how you might be able to help market the book. (Up to 500 words)             Please submit all of the above as in one  Word document         Happy submitting!