The long listed titles for the third quarter 2025, to be judged by Diane Simmons, can now be viewed on the announcements page of the website: Announcements
Good luck to all who have made it this far.
Only nine days left to enter
... this year's Novel Opening and Synopsis competition, which will be judged by the Bookouture a division of Hachette UK. This gives entrants the chance of having their work read by editors at one of the big five publishers.
The competition closes at midnight on 31 October 2025.
