Novel Award timetable 2021
Your guide to what happens when.
31 May
Competition deadline.
19 July
Twenty long-listed writers contacted by email. Long-list titles announced here on the website and social media.
26 July
Long-listed writers to submit 15,000 words (including synopsis and original submission)
1 September
Five shortlisted writers contacted by email. Shortlist titles announced here on the website and social media.
8 September
Shortlisted writers to submit 30,000 words (including synopsis and previous submissions)
8 October
Shortlisted writers informed of results.
23 October
Awards ceremony and publication of anthology with extracts from the twenty long-listed novels.
25 October
Results published here on the website and social media.
November
Our 2022 competition opens!